Question

Freida has 12 red apples and 15 green apples. She is going to share the apples equally among 8 people and keep any extra apples for herself. How many apples will Freida keep for herself?

Answer 1

Answer: 3 apples

Explanation:

Given:

12 red apples

15 green apples

8 people

Freida

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12 + 15 = 27

Since she is going to give the apples equally among 8 people,

27 / 8 = 3 remainder 3

Each of the 8 people will get 3 apples each.

Freida will get the remaining 3 apples.