Question

there are 78 children playing in the kids zone. if mr. smith gives 250 pencils to the children, how many pencils will each child get? how many pencils will be left?

Explanation:

Step1: Divide total pencils by number of children

To find out how many pencils each child gets, we divide the total number of pencils (250) by the number of children (78). So we perform the division $250 \div 78$.

Step2: Find the quotient and remainder

When we divide 250 by 78, we know that $78\times3 = 234$ and $250 - 234=16$. So the quotient is 3 (the number of pencils each child gets) and the remainder is 16 (the number of pencils left).

Answer:

Each child will get 3 pencils and 16 pencils will be left.