Solving Equations with Linear Expressions on One Side and Numbers on the Other Side
You buy 50 pe...
Question
You buy 50 pencils. You keep 10 for yourself and distribute the remaining pencils equally among your 8 friends. Which of the following expression gives the number of pencils that each person receives?
A
(50 - 8)/10
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B
(50 - 10)/8
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C
(50 + 10)/8
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D
(10 + 8)/50
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Solution
The correct option is B (50 - 10)/8 Number of pencils bought = 50
Number of pencils remaining = 50 - 10
To distribute these among your 8 friends, it should be divided by 8.
Hence, the expression required to find the pencils received by each person is (50 - 10)/8.