Question

Thee are 6 classes of students going to the school picnic. Each class has 26 students Rosie’s mother is buying paper plates for the picnic paper plates are sold in packs of 8 what is the least number of packs that Rosie’s mother should buy so that each student has 1 paper plate

Answer 1

20 packs

Explanation:

Because if they are sold in packs of 8, 8 times 20 is actually 160, but if she only buys 19 packs, their will only be enough plates for 152 students.

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Answer 2

• 20

Explanation:

Number of students:

• 26*6 = 156

Number of packs of paper plates:

• 156/8 = 20 (rounded up)