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14 Mary brings 55 erasers to school. After she gives each of her 23 classmates an equal number of erasers, she will give any leftover erasers to her teacher. 2 a) How many erasers will each student receive? b) How many erasers will Mary's teacher receive?​

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Each classmate will have a maximum of 2 erasers the other 9 would go to the teachers.
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Answer:

Each student will have a maximum of 2 erasers. The other 9 would belong to the teacher.

Explanation:

55 (erasers) / 23 (students) = 2 9/23

2 (erasers) * 23 (Students) = 46

The remaining, leftover 9 belong to the teacher bec its what you stated in your question ^^

Hope I helped! ^^

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