Question

Roshan divides 84 candies among 4 of his friends. How many candies will each of them get?

• A. 21
• B. 24
• C. 20
• D. 25

Answer 1

The correct option is A 21

Total number of candies = 84
Number of friends = 4
So, to find the number of candies each of them gets, we have to divide 84 by 4.
Let's use repeated subtraction to find the answer.
From the multiplication table of 4, we know that 4 $\times$ 10 = 40.


$$\begin{array}{c}10+10+1\\ 484\\ -\underset{–}{40}2\\ 44\\ -\underset{–}{40}\\ 4\\ -\underset{–}{4}\\ 0\end{array}$$Thus, 84 ÷ 4 = 10 + 10 + 1 =21
Thus, each friend will get 21 candies.