Question

There are 35 students in Miss Klempa's class. Suppose each students has 1/10 of a box of pencils. How many boxes of pencils do they have in all?

Answer 1

3 1/2 boxes

Explanation:

Multiply .1 by 35 and you get 3.5 or 3 1/2

Answer 2

3.5 boxes of pencils

Explanation:

There are 35 students

1/10 have a box of pencils

35 * 1/10 = 35/10 = 3.5 boxes of pencils