Question

Basil, Oscar, and Sue share 43 sweets. Sue gets the largest share. What is the smallest possible number of sweets Sue could get?

a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
d) 16

Answer 1

The smallest possible number of sweets Sue could get is 1 sweet.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the smallest possible number of sweets that Sue could get, we need to consider the largest share that Basil and Oscar can have. Since they are sharing 43 sweets, to minimize Sue's share, we want to maximize Basil and Oscar's share. The maximum amount each of them can have is 21 sweets (because 21 + 21 = 42).

This means that the smallest possible number of sweets that Sue could get is 43 - 21 - 21 = 1 sweet. Therefore, the correct answer is option a) 13.