Nutsy the squirrel picks 69 walnuts and shares them equally with 3 of his friends. How much did each friend get and how many nuts are left behind?

17, 1 left behind

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15, 0 left behind

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19, 3 left behind

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18, 2 left behind

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Solution

The correct option is A 17, 1 left behind
Number of walnuts picked by Nutsy = 69
Number of squirrels = 4 (Nutsy + 3 of his friends)

17 is the quotient. Therefore, each squirrel gets 17 nuts.
1 is the remainder. Therefore, 1 nut is left behind.

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