Question

Nutsy picked 32 flowers. She wants to make 9 garlands having the same number of flowers. How many more flowers should she pick so that she does not have any extra flowers left?

• A. $5$
• B. $4$
• C. $6$
• D. $9$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $4$

• Given, the number of flowers that Nutsy has = 32
• She is making 9 garlands with an equal number of flowers in each.
• Let’s check one by one.

9 $\times$ 1 flower = 9, 23 flowers will be left.
9 $\times$ 2 flowers = 18, 14 flowers will be left.
9 $\times$ 3 flowers = 27, 5 flowers will be left.
9 $\times$ 4 flowers = 36

• Nutsy has 32 flowers but in order to have 4 flowers in each garland such that none are left she needs to have 36.
• Therefore, the number of flowers that Nutsy needs to pick = 36 - 32 = 4 flowers.
• Hence, option C is correct.