Question

hardware store employee must sort a box containing different kinds of screws. Of the 960 screws, 94 are steel and the rest are zinc. She needs to pack the zinc screws into packages of 12. How many packages will she make?

Answer 1

72 packages

Explanation:

The number of zinc screws is ...

960 -94 = 866

Dividing that number by 12, we get ...

866/12 = 72 2/12

The employee can fill 72 packages of 12 with the available zinc screws.