Question
Gary has 36 books. He has 9 times as many as Tony. Then Tony has ______ books.
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 32
Hint:
Division is the splitting of a large group into smaller groups such that every group will have an equal number of items.
The correct answer is: 4
Gary has 36 books which is 9 times the number of books Tony has. We have to find the number of books Tony has.
Let the number of books tony has be x.
Then, x×9 = 36
=> x = 36÷9
=> x = 4.
So, tony has 4 books and the correct option is C.
4 times 9 gives 36.
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