Question

Uniforms are sold in packages of 8. The store's 127 employees will each be given 3 uniforms. How many uniforms will the store need to order? Fill in the blank. The store needs to order ____ uniforms.

Answer 1

Answer: 384 uniforms

Explanation:

There are 127 employees and each of them will need 3 uniforms. The uniforms needed in total will be:

= 127 * 3

= 381 uniforms

Uniforms are however, ordered in packages of 8.

= 381/8

= 47.6

They have to order a multiple of 8. Round up the figure above to find the nearest multiple of 8:

= 48 * 8

= 384 uniforms