Question

A school principal ordered 1000 pencils he gave an equal number to each of seven teachers until he had given out as many as possible how many pencils were left

Answer 1

If you have 1000 pencils and you divide by 7 teachers, you would have 142 pencils divided evenly. Then you would take the 142 pencils and multiply by 7 which will give you a total of 994 pencils that went to the teachers in total. So the remaining pencils would be 1000 minus 994 and the total left over will be 6 pencils. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

6 pencils were left because each teacher received 142 pencils and 142×7 is 994