SOLUTION: there are 6 lollies in a packet. a teacher buy 25 packets and divides them equally among her pupils. each pupils got 4 lollies and there are 22 lollies left. how many pupils

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Question 1074243: there are 6 lollies in a packet. a teacher buy 25 packets
and divides them equally among her pupils. each pupils got
4 lollies and there are 22 lollies left. how many pupils
are there altogether?
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20066)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 6 lollies in a packet. a teacher buy 25 packets
and divides them equally among her pupils. each pupils got
4 lollies and there are 22 lollies left. how many pupils
are there altogether?
25 packets × 6 lollies per packet = 150 lollies

If there are N students:

        4
    N)150
       4N
       22

DIVIDEND = (QUOTIENT × DIVISOR) + REMAINDER

     150 = (4 × N) + 22

     150 = 4N + 22

     128 = 4N

      32 = N


Checking:

    
        4
   32)150
      128
       22

Edwin
Answer by josgarithmetic(39631)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
150 lollies, p students, 4 lollies per student and 22 lollies remain









thirty two students
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