Mr. Jackson is ordering kazoos for his second, third, and fourth grade music classes. The kazoos come in boxes of 8. There are 26 second graders, 24 third graders, and 30 fourth graders. Which expression represents how many boxes of kazoos Mr. Jackson needs to order so that every student receives a kazoo?
A.
(
26
×
24
×
30
)
+
8
B.
(
26
+
24
+
30
)
×
8
C.
(
26
+
24
+
30
)
÷
8
D.
(
26
×
24
×
30
)
÷
8
The total number of students is 26 + 24 + 30 = 80. To find out how many boxes of kazoos Mr. Jackson needs to order, we need to divide the total number of students by the number of kazoos in each box:
80 ÷ 8 = 10
Therefore, Mr. Jackson needs to order 10 boxes of kazoos.
Answer: None of the answer choices given represent the correct expression for calculating the number of boxes of kazoos needed.