Question

Rodrigo has 50 action figures. He is shipping

them to a friend. He can fit 7 action figures in
a box. How many boxes will he need?

Answer 1

8 boxes

General Formulas and Concepts:

Math

• Real World Problems
• Analyzing Word Problems

Pre-Algebra

Order of Operations: BPEMDAS

1. Brackets
2. Parenthesis
3. Exponents
4. Multiplication
5. Division
6. Addition
7. Subtraction

• Left to Right

Explanation:

Let's define what we have:

• Rodrigo has a total of 50 action figures
• 7 action figures can fit in 1 box

We need to find the amount of boxes needed for his entire amount of action figures.

Since we can only fit 7 per box, we need to divide 50 by 7 to find the amount of boxes needed for the total 50:

50 action figures ÷ 7 action figures per box = 7.14286 boxes.

Now, here is the tricky part: we can't have 7 point something of a box, right? There is no such thing as a tenth of a box in the real world.

Therefore, since we need more than 7 boxes, we will have to round up to the nearest whole number, as we can only have 1 box:

7.14286 boxes ≈ 8 boxes.

∴ Rodrigo will need 8 boxes to ship all 50 of his action figures to his friend.