Question

Daffodil is ordering office supplies for her company. When she tries to order pencils, she finds that pencils are sold by the gross, which is equal to 144 pencils. Daffodil checks how many pencils her company uses in a year, and decides to order 5 gross of pencils. How many pencils will she receive? Remember to include units (full word, plural, WATCH YOUR SPELLING) as they are worth half of this question.

Answer 1

Daffodil will receive 720 pencils by ordering 5 gross, as each gross consists of 144 pencils.

Step-by-step explanation:

Daffodil is planning to order supplies for her company and wants to purchase pencils, which are sold by the gross. One gross is equal to 144 pencils. If she orders 5 gross of pencils, the calculation to find out the total number of pencils she will receive is:

Number of gross × Pencils per gross = Total number of pencils

5 gross × 144 pencils/gross = 720 pencils

Therefore, upon ordering 5 gross of pencils, Daffodil will receive a total of 720 pencils.

Answer 2

720 pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

The parameter given are;

The unit quantity by which the pencils are sold = 1 gross

The number of pencils Daffodil orders = 5 gross of pencils

One gross is a quantity equal to twelve dozens

Therefore, we can write;

1 gross = 12 × 12 = 144

From which we have;

5 gross = 5 × 144 = 720

Which gives;

For the 5 gross of pencils Daffodil orders, she receives 720 pencils