Question

Sid paid $6.80 for wrapping paper and $7.35 for ribbon. He wrapped identical gifts for all of his cousins. Sid wrote the expression (6.80 + 7.35) / 8 to help him calculate how much it cost him to wrap each gift. How many gifts did Sid wrap? Explain.

Answer 1

He spent $1.76875 on each gift. He wrapped 8 gifts.

Explanation:

Add $6.80 and $7.35 to get a sum of $14.15. Then divide that total by 8 to get 1.76875 which is your answer.

If you need to check the work, use the inverse operations for the work you've done. So to check it, multiply 1.76875 times 8 and you'll get 14.15, which is 6.80 + 7.35

Answer 2

Sid wrapped 8 gifts.

Look at the equation Sid wrote to caclulate the cost to wrap each gift. (6.80 + 7.35) / 8. 6.80 represents the total paid for wrapping paper. 7.35 represents the total amount paid for ribbon. Knowing that information, using the equation, and knowing who Sid wrapped gifts for, we can infer Sid wrapped gifts for 8 cousins.