Question

A group of 4 friends have a bag of 49 sweets. They divide the sweets equally between them. a) How many sweets does each friend get? b) How many sweets are left over

Answer 1

A) 12

B) 1

Explanation:

49 cannot be divided equally among the 4 friends but 48 can be divided.

A) So,

48/4 = 12 sweets

Each friend gets 12 sweets

B) 1 sweet is left