Question

The Theodore Teddy Bear Company can pack 48 medium size bears in a carton. They received an order for 500 medium bears from the Canadian Traveling Carnival. Estimate the number of cartons needed to ship the order.

Answer 1

11 cartons.

Explanation:

Since only 48 bears can be fitted into 1 carton, we need to find how many cartons approximately 500 bears can fit in:

500/48 = 10.4167 cartons

We can't have 4/10ths of a carton. Makes no sense in the real world. Therefore, we need a total of 11 cartons to pack 500 bears, even if one box isn't full.