Question

Question
A class bakes 36 cookies to sell. They want to package them in boxes of equal amounts. Which of the box sizes below is NOT a viable option?

Possible Box Sizes:

4 cookies per box
6 cookies per box
9 cookies per box
10 cookies per box
(1 point)
Responses

4 cookies/box
4 cookies/box

6 cookies/box
6 cookies/box

9 cookies/box
9 cookies/box

10 cookies/box

Answer 1

To determine which box size is NOT a viable option for packaging 36 cookies, we need to check if each box size is a factor of 36.

- **4 cookies per box**: \(36 \div 4 = 9\) (viable option)
- **6 cookies per box**: \(36 \div 6 = 6\) (viable option)
- **9 cookies per box**: \(36 \div 9 = 4\) (viable option)
- **10 cookies per box**: \(36 \div 10 = 3.6\) (not a viable option, as it doesn't result in a whole number)

Therefore, the box size that is NOT a viable option is **10 cookies per box**.