Question

A school buys 23 new soccer balls and wants to split them between 3 teams. Which of the following best describes how many soccer balls each of the teams get if they are divided as evenly as possible?

Answer 1

one team gets 7 soccer balls

and 2 teams gets 8 soccer balls

Explanation:

23/3 equals 7 remainder 2. Since we need to get an even number of soccer balls, the 2 team gets 8 soccer balls.

Thus, one team gets and even number of 7 soccer balls

and 2 teams get in even number of 8 soccer balls

Answer 2

7 balls for each team and 2 game balls.

Explanation:

21 balls / 3 teams = 7 balls each

So,

23-21=2

So, you would have 7 balls for each team and two game balls to share.