Patrick purchased 12 books. He needed 4 books for each of his projects at school. How many projects did he have?
To determine the number of projects Patrick had, we need to divide the total number of books he purchased by the number of books needed for each project.
Let's use the equation: Number of Projects = Total Number of Books / Number of Books per Project
In this case, Patrick purchased 12 books and needed 4 books for each project.
Number of Projects = 12 / 4
Simplifying the division:
Number of Projects = 3
Therefore, Patrick had 3 projects.