Question

A museum gift shop manager wants to put 1,479 polished rocks into small bags to sell as souvenirs. If the shop manager wants to put 12 rocks in each bag, how many complete bags can be filled? How many rocks will be left over?

Answer 1

Divide total rocks by rocks per bag:

1479 / 12 = 123.25

They can fill 123 bags and have 3 rocks left over.