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Inspector Butterman received 21 complimentary tickets to the play Romeo and Juliet. he has 8 officers who would like to attend. He distributes the tickets evenly among the officers. How many tickets will each officer get? How many tickets will be left over?

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User Mathandy
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21 tickets divided by 8 officers is 2 tickets per officer. 8x2=16. 21-16=5 so five will be left over
Each officer will receive two tickets
5 tickets will be left over
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