Deanna has 44 pieces of candy. What is the largest number of kids whom she can give an equal number of candies such that every kid gets at least 3 pieces?
Well, Deanna has quite the treat situation on her hands! If she wants to make sure every child gets at least 3 pieces of candy, we can start by dividing her total of 44 pieces by 3.
44 divided by 3 is approximately 14.67. But since we can't have a fraction of a child, Deanna can only give an equal number of candies to 14 kids.
So, the largest number of kids Deanna can give an equal number of candies to, while ensuring each kid receives at least 3 pieces, is 14.
Looks like she'll have some happy little candy connoisseurs on her hands!
To determine the largest number of kids Deanna can give an equal number of candies to, while ensuring each kid gets at least 3 pieces, we can divide the total number of candies she has by the minimum number of candies each kid should receive.
Let's calculate:
44 candies / 3 candies per kid = 14.6667
As we cannot have a fraction of a child, we need to round down to the nearest whole number.
Thus, Deanna can give an equal number of candies to a maximum of 14 kids while ensuring each kid gets at least 3 pieces of candy.
To find the largest number of kids Deanna can give a equal number of candies to, we need to divide the total number of candies she has (44) by the minimum number of candies each kid should receive (3).
To do this, we divide 44 by 3:
44 รท 3 = 14 r 2
The quotient is 14, which means Deanna can give candies to 14 kids for sure, and there will be a remainder of 2 candies.
However, since every kid should receive at least 3 pieces of candy, we need to distribute the remaining 2 candies among the kids.
If we distribute the remaining candies evenly among the 14 kids, each kid would receive 1 additional candy, and there would be no remainder.
Therefore, Deanna can give an equal number of candies to a maximum of 14 kids, with each kid receiving 3 candies, and there will be no candies left over.
the factors of 44 are 1,2,4,11
1 1nd 2 are too small, so you want
44/4 = 11