Question

Winnie has 17 red balloons, 33 white balloons, 65 green balloons, and 83 chartreuse balloons. With no regard to color, Winnie gives each of her 8 nearest and dearest friends some balloons. Each friend gets the same number of balloons and she hands out as many balloons as possible. How many balloons does Winnie end up keeping for herself?

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

17 + 33 + 65 + 83 = 198

198/8 = 24.75

To give the highest possible number, but the same number of balloons to each person, she gives 24 balloons to each one.

24 * 8 = 192

198 - 192 = 6

She gives away 192 balloons and keeps 6.