If 15 members of a family went on a trip in 3 cars, then how many people sat in each car?

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Solution

The correct option is A 5
Number of people = 15
Number of cars = 3
Number of people in each car $= 15 \div 3$

$15 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 0$
So, when 3 is subtracted fives times from 15, the resultant is 0.

$\Rightarrow$ $15 \div 3 = 5$

Therefore, number of people in each car is 5.

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If 15 members of a family went on a trip in 3 cars, then how many people sat in each car?

The correct option is A 5Number of people = 15 Number of cars = 3 Number of people in each car =15÷3 15−3−3−3−3−3=0 So, when 3 is subtracted fives times from 15, the resultant is 0. ⇒ 15÷3=5 Therefore, number of people in each car is 5.

The correct option is A 5
Number of people = 15
Number of cars = 3
Number of people in each car $= 15 \div 3$

$15 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 0$
So, when 3 is subtracted fives times from 15, the resultant is 0.

$\Rightarrow$ $15 \div 3 = 5$

Therefore, number of people in each car is 5.