Terry has 15 candles. She needs at least 100 candles. The candles she wants are sold in boxes of 8. What is the least number of boxes of 8 candles that Terry needs to buy.

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Terry has 15 candles. She needs at least 100 candles. The candles she wants are sold in boxes of 8. What is the least number of boxes of 8 candles that Terry needs to buy.

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The answer would be she needs to buy 11 boxes

Mnestorov answered Mar 17, 2022

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Answer:

Answer: 11

Explanation:

1. 100-15=85

2. 85/8=10.625

3. 10.625 rounds up to 11

Stijn Bernards answered Mar 21, 2022

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