Question

There are 8 boxes, which contain a total of 64 sweaters, In a store warehouse. If the store needs 48 sweaters, how many boxes should they take.​

Answer 1

6 boxes

Explanation:

Divide the total number of sweaters by the number of boxes there are. The answer lets us know how many sweaters are in each box.

64 / 8 = 8

Now, we can divide 48 sweaters by how many sweaters are in each box. This answer lets us know how many boxes they should take.

48 / 8 = 6

Answer 2

6 boxes

Explanation:

64 sweaters ---------> 8 boxes

48 sweaters ---------> 8 * 48/64 boxes

48 sweaters ---------> 6 boxes.

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