Question

Consider this problem.

If a box can hold 2818
kilograms, how many 178
kilogram books will it hold?

Will you multiply or divide to solve this problem?

(1 point)
Responses

Multiply
Multiply

Divide
Divide
Question 2
Consider this problem.

If a box can hold 2818
kilograms, how many 178
kilogram books will it hold?



(1 point)
Responses

15 books
15 books

35 books
35 books

48 books
48 books

52 books
52 books
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Answer 1

To find out how many 178 kg books can fit in a box that can hold 2818 kg, you will need to **divide** the total weight the box can hold by the weight of one book.

So, the calculation would be:

\[
\text{Number of books} = \frac{2818 \text{ kg}}{178 \text{ kg/book}} \approx 15.82
\]

Since you can't have a fraction of a book, you'd round down to 15.

### Responses to your questions:

- Will you multiply or divide to solve this problem?
**Divide**

- How many 178 kg books will it hold?
**15 books**