Ellen baked 112 cookies and shared them equally with her 23

Ellen baked 112 cookies and shared them equally with her 23 classmates. How many whole cookies each can Ellen and her classmates have?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

Solution

A. If Ellen baked 112 cookies for herself and her 23 classmates, divide 24 into 112 to get 4.67. The question asks for the number of whole cookies, so there are 4 per person plus some fraction of a cookie left over. The correct answer is 4.