Three friends bought 3 blank tapes for $7.00. Could they share the cost equally. Explain

Question

Three friends bought 3 blank tapes for $7.00. Could they share the cost equally. Explain

Answer 1

They cannot because 3 does not go into 7 evenly.

 

When you divide 7 by 3, you get a quotient of 2 with a remainder of 1.  This means that each friend pays $2 and someone will have to pay an extra dollar.