PSLE
Julie bought some bags of pears. Each bag contained 6 pears. The total number of pears Julie bought was less than 40. Julie ate 4 pears and gave the rest equally to her 8 friends.

1. How many pears did Julie buy?
2. How many pears did Julie give to each friend?

(a)
The total number of pears is the multiples of 6 since each bag contained 6 pears.
Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36

The total number of pears given to the 8 friends is the multiples of 8 since there were 8 friends.
Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32

The total number of pears is the multiples of 8 with an added 4 pears since Julie ate 4 pears.
Multiples of 8 (+4): 12, 20, 28, 36

Number of pears that Julie bought = 36

(b)
Number of pears that Julie gave to each friend
= (36 - 4) ÷ 8
= 32 ÷ 8
= 4

Answer(s): (a) 36; (b) 4