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Since 16 and 17 are relatively prime, i.e. they share no divisors other than 1, the only ways to divide 16 apples equally amongst 17 children is to either cut each apple into 17 pieces and give 16 pieces to each child, or cut a 17th of an apple out of each apple, give the cut apples to 16 of the children and give the 16 pieces to the 17th child.
Another way to do it is to make apple sauce. From my wife. Gee, wish I had thought of that. :-)>
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Can you divide 16 apples equally among 17 children?
You sure can. Give each child one apple and cut the last into 16 pieces - one for each child.If you don't want to cut the apple then no, you cannot equally divide 17 apples among 16 children.
Counterexample of division of whole?
A counterexample for the division of whole numbers is if we have 6 apples and we try to divide them equally among 4 people. Each person would get 1 apple and there would be 2 apples remaining. In this case, it is not possible to divide the apples equally among 4 people without leaving any remainder.
How do you share 2.70 equally among 3 people?
Divide it by 3 and you get 0.9 each
Share 6pounds equally among eight children how much money does each child recieve?
If you divide 6 pounds by 8 children, you will see that each child receives 75 pence (75 pennies).
Can you divide 16 apples among 17 kids?
yes each kid gets 0.9411764
