Question
A store manager just received 117 movies packaged in boxes. If the same number of movies are in each box, how many boxes could have been received?How many movies would be in each box?Could you Explain how you arrived your answer.
Answers
bobpursley
117=9*13
So it could be 9 boxes of 13 each, or 13 boxes of nine each.
So it could be 9 boxes of 13 each, or 13 boxes of nine each.
Reiny
or
117 = 3*39
It could also have been 3 boxes of 39 or
39 boxes of 3 each.
or even
117 boxes with 1 each or
1 box with 117 movies
117 = 3*39
It could also have been 3 boxes of 39 or
39 boxes of 3 each.
or even
117 boxes with 1 each or
1 box with 117 movies
aja wade
3*117=351*39=689/1=689 boxes / boxes w/movies