Question

Mrs. Kermit has 29 markers. She gives 12 markers to Mr. Cooke and divides the rest among 5 other teachers. If each of the teachers gets the same number of markers, how many markers will be left over?

a) 2
b) 0
c) 1
d) 3

Answer 1

After Mrs. Kermit gives 12 markers to Mr. Cooke and divides the remaining 17 markers equally among 5 teachers, she will have 2 markers left over. The correct answer is (a) 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question requires us to determine how many markers will be left after Mrs. Kermit gives away some of her markers and then equally divides the remaining ones among five teachers. Initially, Mrs. Kermit has 29 markers. She gives 12 markers to Mr. Cooke, leaving her with 29 - 12 = 17 markers.

Now, these 17 markers are to be divided equally among 5 teachers. When we divide 17 by 5, we get 3 full sets of markers for each teacher, with a remainder. The multiplication that fits here is 5 x 3 = 15, which means all five teachers can get 3 markers each, and there will be 17 - 15 = 2 markers left over. Therefore, the correct answer is (a) 2.