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A librarian has 43 books to distribute to a group of children. If he gives each child 2 books, he will have 7 books left over. How many children are in the group?
Explanation
Choice B is correct. Subtracting the number of books left over from the total number of books results in , which is the number of books distributed. Dividing the number of books distributed by the number of books given to each child results in
.
Choice A is incorrect and results from dividing the total number of books by the number of books given to each child, , then subtracting the number of books left over from the result,
. Choice C is incorrect and results from adding the number of books left over to the total number of books,
, then dividing the result by the number of books given to each child,
. Choice D is incorrect and results from dividing the total number of books by the number of books given to each child,
, then adding the number of books left over,
.