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A school needs 175 light bulbs.Bulbs come in packages of 15.How many packages should the school order?

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Answer:

the school would need to buy 12 pack and that will give them 180 light bulbs they will have 5 leftover

Explanation:

15x11=165 thats not enough so they ened to buy 12 packs

User Waseemwk
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Answer: 12 packages

Explanation:

Take 175 and divide it by 15

175/15

You will get 11.6

Since you are unable to order 11.6 packages you will need to order 12 packages to have enough lightbulbs.

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