Murray has 2 pencil pouches.

Question

He has the same number of pencils in each pouch.
He has 8 pencils in all.
How many pencils does Murray have in each pouch?

(1 point)
Responses

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

Answer 1

Murray has a total of 8 pencils and 2 pencil pouches. To find out how many pencils are in each pouch, you can divide the total number of pencils by the number of pouches:

\[ \text{Pencils in each pouch} = \frac{\text{Total pencils}}{\text{Number of pouches}} = \frac{8}{2} = 4 \]

So, Murray has 4 pencils in each pouch.

The correct answer is 4.