Question

PLEASE HELP! - Sara

1) Sam is making 100 cookies. He can fit 20 cookies on each cookie sheet. how many cookie sheets will be needed?
Question: [Write the verbal model, and define the variable, write the equation]
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2) Mrs. Smith is having a graduation party for all of the eighth-grade students in her school. She is making 120 cupcakes to serve at the party. She needs to buy trays to hold the cupcakes. Each tray will hold 24 cupcakes. How many trays will she need to buy?
Question: [Write the verbal model, and define the variable, write the equation]

Answer 1

Answer: 1) 100 cookies / 20 cookies per sheet = 5 sheets

cookies / sheet = # of sheets

2) 120 cupcakes / 24 per sheet = 4.1666 sheets therefore it would be 5 trays.

Explanation: