Question

Last month, Regan and Dillon sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Dillon sold 2 5/8 times as much candy as Regan did. If Regan sold 4 boxes of candy, how many boxes of candy did Dillon sell?

A. 6 boxes
B. 10 boxes
C. 12 boxes
D. 15 boxes

Answer 1

Dillon sold 11 boxes of candy in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many boxes of candy Dillon sold, we need to calculate how much candy he sold compared to Regan. Since Dillon sold 2 5/8 times as much as Regan, we can multiply Regan's sales by this factor. Regan sold 4 boxes of candy, so we multiply that by 2 5/8:

4 x 2 5/8 = 10 1/2 boxes

Therefore, Dillon sold 10 1/2 boxes of candy. However, since we can't have half a box of candy, we round up to the nearest whole number. So Dillon sold 11 boxes of candy.