Question

There are 92 coins split into 21 piles. Each pile has the same number of coins and as many coins

as possible. How many coins are in each pile?

Answer 1

4 coins per pile

Explanation:

21 piles of 4 coins = 84 coins

21 piles of 5 coins = 110 coins

We have 92 coins. We cannot put 5 coins in 21 piles bc that would require 110 coins.

So the answer is 4 coins per pile (and yes, there are 8 unused coins).