Question

A box on kitty litter is 8 3/4 inches tall. How many boxes can be stacked on a shelf in the warehouse that is 40

inches tall?

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

This is a division problem. we need to divide 40 inches by 8 3/4 inches.

40 / 8 3/4 =

= 40 / (35/4)

= 40 * 4/35

= 8 * 4/7

= 32/7

= 4 4/7

Since you can't have 4/7 of a box, we round down to 4.

Answer: 4