Question

Mrs. Yamo bought 2 boxes of plastic bags. She had 1,988 craft sticks. She divided the craft sticks equally into 28 plastic bags for her students. How many sticks did Mrs. Yamo put in each bag?

Answer 1

71 craft sticks per plastic bag

Explanation:

Total craft sticks = 1,988

Total plastic bags = 28

She divided the craft sticks equally into 28 plastic bags for her students.

How many sticks did Mrs. Yamo put in each bag?

Craft sticks per plastic bag = Total craft sticks / Total plastic bags

= 1,988 / 28

= 71

Craft sticks per plastic bag = 71

Mrs. Yamo put 71 craft sticks in each plastic bag