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?
To find the total number of students, we need to add the number of second graders, third graders, and fourth graders. Then, we divide that sum by 8 (the number of students per box) to determine the number of boxes needed.
Total number of students = 26 + 24 + 30 = 80
Number of boxes needed = Total number of students ÷ Number of students per box = 80 ÷ 8 = 10
Therefore, the expression that represents the number of boxes of kazoos Mr. Jackson needs to order is: 10.