Flora’s class collected 236 books. They are placing the books in boxes. If each box holds 8 books, how many boxes can they fill? if there are books left over, what portion of the last box will be filled?

30 full boxes
29 full boxes and 1 box that is full
29 full boxes and 1 box that is full
28 full boxes and 1 box that is full

You have three answers that are just the same.

None of the answers is correct.

To find out how many boxes can be filled, we divide the total number of books collected by the number of books each box can hold.

236 books ÷ 8 books per box = 29 boxes (with some books left over)

Therefore, Flora's class can fill 29 full boxes.

Now, to determine the portion of the last box that will be filled, we need to find out how many books are left over. We do this by subtracting the number of books filled in the 29 full boxes from the total number of books collected.

236 books - (29 boxes x 8 books per box) = 236 books - 232 books = 4 books

So, there are 4 books left over after filling the 29 full boxes.

Since the last box is not completely full, it is considered a partial box. Therefore, the portion of the last box that will be filled is 4/8 or 1/2. This means that half of the last box will be filled with books.