Question

Santa has 12 soft toys and he divides them into 4 equal groups. Each group will have soft toys.

• A. 3
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A 3

Let's do repeated subtraction to get the answer. If Santa has 12 soft toys and he divides it into 4 equal groups, then he would give 1 soft toy to each group first.

$12-4=8$

Now, Santa is left with 8 soft toys. He can give away 1 more soft toy to each group.

$8-4=4$

Now, he is left with 4 soft toys. He can still give away 1 toy each to every group.

$4-4=0$

Now, he is left with 0 soft toys. Therefore, Santa gave away 3 soft toys each to every group.