Question

Hermione brought 20 cupcakes to school to celebrate her birthday. If there are 15 students in the class and she wanted to divide the cupcakes up evenly, how many cupcakes would each student get? You MUST show work to get credit, and since it is a word problem, your answer must be in the form of a sentence.

A. Each student gets 1.33 cupcakes.
B. Each student gets 1.25 cupcakes.
C. Each student gets 1.5 cupcakes.
D. Each student gets 1.2 cupcakes.

Answer 1

By dividing the total number of 20 cupcakes by 15 students, each student would receive approximately 1.33 cupcakes, making option A the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many cupcakes each student would get if Hermione brought 20 cupcakes to school and there are 15 students in the class, divide the total number of cupcakes by the number of students.

20 cupcakes / 15 students = 1.3333...

Since we cannot distribute a fraction of a cupcake, each student would get approximately 1.33 cupcakes. Answer B suggests the students would get 1.25 cupcakes each, which is incorrect because 20 divided by 15 equals approximately 1.33, not 1.25.

Therefore, the correct choice is A. Each student gets 1.33 cupcakes.