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A teacher has 9 books. She puts them on 3 shelves equally. How many books are on each shelf?

hard 3 marks Class 1 · Mathematics · How Many
Answer
3

The correct answer is 3 — Each shelf will therefore have 3 books.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Divide the total number of books by the number of shelves.
  2. because 9 is evenly divisible by 3.
  3. Each shelf will therefore have 3 books.
Common mistake: using addition instead of division or misreading the number of shelves

Concept tested: equal sharing / division

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