Question

1. holly had 30 pencils. she gave 6 pencils to her friends. three - eighths of her remaining pencils need to be sharpened. how many of holly’s pencils need to be sharpened? teks 5.3.i

a 24
b 9
c 3
d 16

Explanation:

Step1: Find remaining pencils

Holly had 30 pencils, gave 6 to friends. Remaining: $30 - 6 = 24$

Step2: Calculate sharpened pencils

Three - eighths of remaining need sharpening. So, $\frac{3}{8} \times 24$
Simplify: $\frac{3\times24}{8}=3\times3 = 9$

Answer:

B. 9