Question

A store clerk has 45 shirts to pack in boxes. Each box holds 6 shirts. What is the fewest boxes the clerk will need to pack all the shirts

Answer 1

45/6= 7.5
The fewest amount of boxes the clerk will need is 8 boxes
you cannot have half of a box

Answer 2

The fewest boxes the clerk will need to pack all the shirts is 8.

Explanation:

This problem can be solved as a rule of three problem, since the measures(number of shirts and number of boxes) are related.

You have that one box holds 6 shirts. How many boxes are needed for 45 shirts?

We also have to remember that the number of boxes is a natural value. This means that we have to round the value that we find in the rule of three upwards.

So

1 box - 6 shirts

x boxes - 45 shirts

`6x = 45`

`x = (45)/(6)`

`x = 7.5`

Rounding upwards, the fewest boxes the clerk will need to pack all the shirts is 8.