Question

Prince has $48$ crayons. He has red, green, yellow, and black crayons. If he has the same number of crayons of each color, how many crayons of each color does he have?

• A. $52$
• B. $12$
• C. $10$
• D. $48$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $12$

Prince has $48$ crayons of red, green, yellow, and black colors.
If he has the same number of crayons of each color, we can divide $48$ crayons into $4$ equal parts.
Number of crayons left after dividing $1$ crayons to each $=48–4=44$
Number of crayons left after dividing $2$ crayons to each $=44–4=40$
Number of crayons left after dividing $3$ crayons to each $=40–4=36$
Number of crayons left after dividing $4$ crayons to each $=36–4=32$
Number of crayons left after dividing $5$ crayons to each $=32–4=28$
Number of crayons left after dividing $6$ crayons to each $=28–4=24$
Number of crayons left after dividing $7$ crayons to each $=24–4=20$
Number of crayons left after dividing $8$ crayons to each $=20–4=16$
Number of crayons left after dividing $9$ crayons to each $=16–4=12$
Number of crayons left after dividing $10$ crayons to each $=12–4=8$
Number of crayons left after dividing $11$ crayons to each $=8–4=4$
Number of crayons left after dividing $12$ crayons to each $=4–4=0$
$12$ crayons each is divided into red, green and yellow colors which make up to $48$ crayons.
Or


$48=40+8$
$48÷4=10+2$
$=12$
So, Prince has $12$ crayons of each color.