Question

how many heaps of bricks , each containing 139 bricks can be made out of half a million bricks

Answer 1

Answer: If we have heaps of bricks each containing 139 bricks

And total number of bricks 500,000.

So, total heaps = total brick ÷ bricks in heap.

=> 500000 ÷ 139

=> 3,597 heaps + 0.12 of a heap.

or it can be

=> 3,597.12 heaps