Question

sarah is putting her sweaters in boxes to organize her closet.seven sweaters can fit in each box. sarah will fill as many boxes as possible, and the remaining sweaters will stack on the shelf in the closet. if sarah has 38 sweaters, how many sweaters will go in her closet? Solve the problem. draw a tape diagram to represent the problem.

Answer 1

Given: Sarah can fit 7 sweaters in a box

She has 38 sweaters

the remaining sweaters will stack on the shelf in the closet.

By dividing 38 by 7 we will get:

$\frac{38}{7}=\frac{35+3}{7}=\frac{5\cdot7+3}{7}=5\frac{3}{7}$

So, she will need 5 boxes, she will put 35 sweaters in 5 boxes

The remaining sweaters = 38 - 35 = 3 sweaters

So, the answer is: 3 sweaters will go in her closet