Sofia had 5,762 plastic cups. She arranged them on trays that can hold 3 cups. How many cups were on the final tray?

Answer 1

To determine how many cups were on the final tray, we need to divide the total number of cups by the number of cups each tray can hold.

Sofia had 5,762 cups and each tray holds 3 cups. We can perform the division:

\[ 5,762 \div 3 = 1,920 \quad \text{(with a remainder)} \]

Now we'll calculate the exact value and the remainder in detail:

1. Calculate how many full trays of 3 cups there are: \[ 1,920 \times 3 = 5,760 \]

2. Subtract this number from the total to find out how many cups are left for the final tray: \[ 5,762 - 5,760 = 2 \]

Thus, there are 2 cups on the final tray.