there are 8 oranges in a box and 8 kids are waiting to get one. Each kid is given 1 orange, yet there is one orange left in the box, how?
Is one kid not there to get the orange? That's all I can suggest.
may be one kid does not want to eat the orange
To figure out how 8 kids each take one orange, leaving 1 orange in the box, we need to examine the details of the situation.
We start with a box containing 8 oranges. Then, we have 8 kids who are each given 1 orange. If each kid indeed takes one orange, it means that all 8 oranges have been distributed among them. So, we have accounted for 8 oranges.
Now, the question states that there is still 1 orange left in the box. This implies that one of the oranges was not given to any of the kids. To understand how this happened, we can consider a few possibilities:
1. The distribution was mistaken: It's possible that one of the kids did not receive an orange due to a mistake during the distribution process. Maybe the person in charge missed counting one child or an orange.
2. Counting error: It's also possible that there was a counting error at the start. Instead of 8 oranges, there might have been 9 oranges in the box, which would explain why one was left after 8 were distributed.
3. A different orange in the box: While the question doesn't explicitly mention all the oranges being identical, it's assumed that they are the same. However, if there happened to be a different orange in the box, one that wasn't intended to be given to any child, that would explain the left-over orange.
Considering these possibilities, it's most likely that there was either a distribution mistake or a counting error. Without further information, it's difficult to determine the exact reason for the situation described.