Question

On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, David cuts 5 apples into slices and gives 8 slices to each of his guests. He has 2 apples left over. How many guests does David have?

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7

Answer 1

David has 2 guests.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can use algebra. Let's call the number of guests David has 'x'. We know that David cuts 5 apples into slices and gives 8 slices to each guest. So, the total number of apple slices is 5*8 = 40. We also know that he has 2 apples left over, which means he had 10 slices of apples left. Since each guest received 8 slices, we can set up the equation 8x = 10. Solving for 'x', we find that x = 1.25. However, we can't have a fraction of a guest, so we round up to the nearest whole number, which is 2.

Therefore, David has 2 guests.