Question

Minku puts her 15 laddoos equally into 5 boxes.



(i) How many laddoos will there be in each box?
There will be __________ laddoos in each box. 15 ÷ 5 = _________
(ii) If she uses only 3 boxes, how many laddoos will there be in each box?
There will be __________ laddoos in each box. ________ ÷ 3 = ________

Answer 1

(i) There are 15 laddoos, and 5 boxes are to be filled with these laddoos.
So, number of laddoos in each box = 15 ÷ 5
= 3
There will be 3 laddoos in each box.

(ii) If she uses only 3 boxes.
Then laddoos in each box = 15 ÷ 3
= 5
There will be 5 laddoos in each box.