Question

Tina and Tracey are putting 70 things from their present lives into a few boxes, and then they are going to bury the boxes so they can dig them up in the future. If each box can hold 30 things, how many boxes will they fill and how many things will not make it into a box? One step word problems with remainders (left over/discard left

Answer 1

They will fill 2 boxes with 10 items left over

Explanation:

1. Divide 70 by 30 (70/30 = 2 remainder 10)

2. They will will 2 boxes (60 items) with 10 left over (70-60=10)