Question

When a local office supply store sells

5 packs of paper, it also sells 8 packs
of envelopes. How many packs of
envelopes would the store sell if it sold
15 packs of paper?

Answer 1

24 because 5x3=15 so 8x3=24 and that would be your answer

Answer 2

If the local office supply store sells 5 packs of paper, it also sells 8 packs of envelopes. This means that the store sells 8 packs of envelopes for every 5 packs of paper.

If the store sells 15 packs of paper, it will sell 15 packs of paper * (8 packs of envelopes / 5 packs of paper) = <<15*(8/5)=24>>24 packs of envelopes.

Therefore, if the local office supply store sells 15 packs of paper, it will sell 24 packs of envelopes.