Question

Callie has 1,850 books. She must pack them into boxes to ship them to a bookstore. Each box holds 12 books.

How many boxes will Callie need?
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1850÷12=
140
92
140
150
154
R
2


So, Callie will need
154
boxes to hold all of the books.

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Answer 1

1850 ÷ 12 = 154 R 2.
154 full boxes hold 154 × 12 = 1848 books, with 2 books left over, so Callie needs one more box.
Therefore she will need 155 boxes.