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A school principal ordered 1,000 pencils.He gave an equal number to each of 7 teachers until he had given out as many as possible.how many pencils were left.

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1000/7 = 142.857142857

Because this is not an even number we take "142", then times it by 7 teachers.

142*7= 994

1000 - 994 = 6 Pencils left

The number of pencils for each teacher is 142 and The number of the pencil which are left is 6.

What is division?

The division means the separation of something into different parts, sharing of something among different people, places, etc.

Given

A school principal ordered 1,000 pencils.

He gave an equal number to each of the 7 teachers until he had given out as many as possible.

Using division rule, we have

[tex]\dfrac{1000}{7}\\142 + \dfrac{6}{7}[/tex]

Thus, The number of pencils for each teacher is 142 and The number of the pencil which are left is 6.

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