Question

An office has 2,508 envelopes. If there are 38 envelopes in each box, how many boxes should the office buy?

a) 65 boxes
b) 66 boxes
c) 67 boxes
d) 68 boxes

Answer 1

To find the number of boxes the office should buy, divide the total number of envelopes by the number of envelopes in each box. The office should buy 66 boxes of envelopes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of boxes the office should buy, we divide the total number of envelopes by the number of envelopes in each box:

2508 envelopes ÷ 38 envelopes/box = 66 boxes

Therefore, the office should buy 66 boxes of envelopes.