Question

© MP.7 Use Structure A carton of

staples has 50 packages. The carton

contains 25,000 staples in all. Each

package has an equal number of staples.

How many staples are in each package?

Explain how to use a basic fact to find the

answer.

Answer 1

There are 500 staples in each package.

Explanation:

This is a simple problem which requires us to tell number of staples each package have. The total number of staples in the catoon and the total number of staples that each package have is given in the question. So we can easily calculate total number of staples that each package have by dividing total number of staples in the cartoon by number of staples each packet have i.e.

25,000/50 = 500