Question

Each student needs a pencil and an eraser to take a test. If pencils come 8 in a box and erasers come 12 in a bag, what is the least number of boxes and bags needed for 24 students to each have a pencil and an eraser

Answer 1

3 boxes of pencils
2 bags of erasers

Answer 2

The least number of boxes and bags needed for 24 students to each have a pencil and an eraser are:

• 3 boxes of pencil.

• 2 bags of erasers.

Explanation:

It is given that:

There are 8 pencils in a box.

and 12 erasers in a bag.

Now in order to provide all the 24 students with pencil and erasers we need to have:

3 boxes of pencil.

Since, 3×8=24 pencils.

and 2 bags of erasers.

Since, 2×12= 24 erasers.