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Ms. Ayala had 152 pencils. She divided the numbers of pencils equally among 13 students. What is the greatest numberof pencils Ms.Ayala could have given each student

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She keeps 9 pecainsle
User Savlon
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Answer:

11

Explanation:

she divides the number of pencils equally

so the number of pencils per student is 152/13

which is 11.692...

but she can't give 0.69 of a pencil so she gives only the whole part 11

and she keeps 9 pencils

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