Blake is packaging 1500 CDs to a friend. He can boy them in groups of 8 12 or 16.
How many boxes will Blake need to pack the Cds in groups of 8? groups of 12? groups of 16?
8=1875?
12=125?
16=9375?
Do your answers make sense to you?
1500/8 = 187.5 = 188 boxes
1500/12 = 125
1500/16 = ?
93?
It's 93.75. Round up to 94 boxes.
To determine the number of boxes Blake will need to pack the CDs, we need to divide the total number of CDs he has (1500) by the number of CDs in each group.
For groups of 8:
To calculate the number of boxes needed for groups of 8, we divide the total number of CDs (1500) by 8. Therefore, the result is:
1500 CDs ÷ 8 CDs/group = 187.5 groups
Since we can't have a fraction of a group, we need to round up to the nearest whole number. So, Blake will need 188 boxes to pack the CDs in groups of 8.
For groups of 12:
To calculate the number of boxes needed for groups of 12, we divide the total number of CDs (1500) by 12. Therefore, the result is:
1500 CDs ÷ 12 CDs/group = 125 groups
In this case, the number of groups is a whole number. So, Blake will need 125 boxes to pack the CDs in groups of 12.
For groups of 16:
To calculate the number of boxes needed for groups of 16, we divide the total number of CDs (1500) by 16. Therefore, the result is:
1500 CDs ÷ 16 CDs/group = 93.75 groups
Again, we need to round up to the nearest whole number. So, Blake will need 94 boxes to pack the CDs in groups of 16.