Question

A city has 7204 recycle bins. The city gives half of the recycle bins to it's citizens. The rest of the recycle bins are divided into 23 equal groups for city parks. How many recycle bins are left over?

Answer 1

if the city gives half the bins away that leaves 3602 left. u divide what u have left by 23 and get 156 r 12. so there would b 12 left over

Answer 2

14

Explanation:

We have been given that a city has 7204 recycle bins. The city gives half of the recycle bins to it's citizens.

The number of bins left would be
`(7204)/(2)=3602` bins.

We are also told that the rest of the recycle bins are divided into 23 equal groups for city parks.

Now, we will find the greatest multiple of 23 in 3602 as:

`(3602)/(23)=156(14)/(23)`

Therefore, 14 recycle bins are left over.