Tricia needs to bring cookies and fruit to her class of 16 students. There will be a total of 48 items, including 1 piece of fruit for each student.

Question

How should Tricia determine the number of cookies each student will get?
Responses
Divide 48 by 16, then subtract 1.
Subtract 16 from 48, then divide by 1.
Add 16 to 48,then divide by 1.
Divide 48 by 16, then add 1

Answer 1

To determine the number of cookies each student will get, Tricia should:

1. There are a total of 48 items, including 16 pieces of fruit (1 for each student).
2. First, subtract the 16 pieces of fruit from the total number of items: \( 48 - 16 = 32 \).
3. Then, divide the number of cookies (32) by the number of students (16): \( 32 \div 16 = 2 \).

So, each student will get 2 cookies.

The correct response from the options provided is: Subtract 16 from 48, then divide by 1. However, the phrasing in that option may be slightly misleading; it should ideally refer to dividing the number of cookies by the number of students, but the essence of the calculation is correct by subtracting.