Final answer:
To find out how many pieces of candy each grade gets when dividing 53,385,824 pieces among 9 grades, we divide the total pieces by the number of grades, resulting in 5,931,758 pieces per grade, with some candy undistributed.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question is about dividing a total number of pieces of candy equally among several groups. In this case, Mr. Farr has 53,385,824 pieces of candy that are to be divided equally among 9 grades.
To find out how many pieces of candy each grade would get, we perform a division operation.
Dividing the total number of pieces of candy (53,385,824) by the number of grades (9) gives us:
53,385,824 รท 9 = 5,931,758.222...
Since you cannot distribute a fraction of a piece of candy, each grade would get 5,931,758 pieces of candy, and some candy would remain undistributed. The exact amount of undistributed candy can be found by taking the remainder of the division, which is the decimal part times 9 (0.222... x 9).