Question

Mrs. Jones decided to buy some pencils for her class. She bought 4 packages of pencils, and each package contained 57 pencils. There are 19 students in her class and she divided up the pencils so that each student had the same amount of pencils. If there were no pencils left over, how many pencils did each student get?

Answer 1

Each student got 12 pencils

Explanation:

57 times 4 = 228

228 divided by 19 =12

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Answer 2

The correct answer is 19 pencils.

Explanation:

First, we have to multiply

57 x 4 = 228

Second, we have to divide

228 ÷ 19 = 12

Lastly, we write the answer in a complete sentence.

Each student got 19 pencils if there were no pencils left over.

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