Question

An art teacher has 40 paintbrushes. She divides them equally among her 4 students. She finds 8 more brushes and divides these equally among the students, as well. How many brushes does each student receive?

Answer 1

Each student gets 12, you divide 40 by 4 then you get 10 then you divide 8 by 4 and add them both together and get 12 paint brushes per student

Answer 2

each student got 10 brushes.