Question

Mr. Broomes had a certain number of pencils. He gave 16 boys 9 pencils each and had 6 pencils left over. How many pencils did Mr. Broomes have?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1 boy = 9 pencils

16 boys = 16*9

16 boys = 144 pencils

left pencils = 6

so 144+6 = 150

so Mr. Broomes have 150 pencils