Question

Mrs. P is ordering pencils for next year's class. Mrs. P expects to have 24 students in the class. Each student will use 12 pencils during the year. Pencils come in boxes of 144 pencils. How many pencils will Mrs. P need for the next year's class? How many boxes of pencils should Mrs. P order to have enough for next year's class?

Answer 1

24 * 12 = pencils needed (P)

P/144 = boxes