Question

Roy has 360 blocks. He kept 30 blocks aside and shared the rest among his 30 friends, how many blocks does each friend get?

• A. 12
• B. 11
• C. 10
• D. 9

Answer 1

The correct option is B 11

Total number of blocks = 360
Blocks removed = 30
Number of blocks left = 360 - 30 = 330
Number of friends = 30
Number of blocks each friend gets = ?

The remaining 330 blocks are equally distributed among his 30 friends,
So, number of blocks each friend gets
= 330 ÷ 30
= 33 ÷ 3
[The value of 330 ÷ 30 and 33 ÷ 3 is the same.]
$$\begin{array}{c}11\\ 333\\ \underset{–}{-3}2\\ 03\\ -\underset{–}{03}\\ 0\end{array}$$
Therefore, each friend gets 11 blocks.