Question

Ms Smith has 45 apples that she wants to divide equally among 5 learners. However, she realises that she only has small baskets that hold a maximum of 8 apples each.

How many small baskets will Ms Smith need to divide the apples equally among her learners

Answer 1

6 small baskets

Explanation:

Ms smith has decided to split 45 apples among 5 learners. So, 45/5=9 apples.

However, she realizes only 8 apples can be held in a small basket, She will need to use at least two baskets to give 9 apples to each learner.

So, the number of baskets required can be calculated as:

45 apples ÷ 8 apples per basket = 5.625 baskets

Since we can't use a fraction of a basket, 5.625 is approximately equal to 6.

Therefore, Ms. Smith will need 6 small baskets to divide the apples equally among her learners