Question

If 120 apples are to be divided among 5 students, how many apples will each student get?

• A. 20
• B. 28
• C. 25
• D. 24

Answer 1

The correct option is D 24

Total number of apples = 120
Number of students = 5
So, to find the number of apples each child gets, we have to divide 120 by 5.
Let's use repeated subtraction to find the answer.
From the multiplication table of 5, we know that 5 $\times$ 10 = 50.


$$\begin{array}{c}10+10+4\\ 5120\\ -\underset{–}{50}2\\ 70\\ -\underset{–}{50}\\ 20\\ -\underset{–}{20}\\ 0\end{array}$$Thus, 120 ÷ 5 = 10 + 10 + 4 =24
Thus, each student will get 24 apples.