Question

2. The food pantry of Ellicottville received a huge donation of fruit snacks during the month of December. The table below shows the fruit snacks that were brought to the pantry. Fruit Snacks Number of Boxes of Each Flavor Number of Packages in each box 4 strawberry 48 9 loganberry 78 11 mixed berry 90 9 blueberry 108 The food pantry workers divided the packages equally among 12 after-school programs in the township. How many packages of fruit snacks did each after- school program receive?

Answer 1

ANSWER

$238\text{ fruit snacks per after-school program}$

EXPLANATION

We have that there are 12 after school programmes and each one got an equal number of packages.

To find the number of fruit snacks that each received, we have to find the total number of fruit snacks.

The total number of fruit snacks can be found by multiplying the number of boxes of each flavor by the number of packages in each box, then adding them up:

$\begin{gathered} \text{TOTAL}=(48\cdot4)+(78\cdot9)+(90\cdot11)+(108\cdot9) \\ \text{TOTAL}=192+702+990+972 \\ \text{TOTAL}=2856\text{ fruit snacks} \end{gathered}$

Now, to find the number of fruit snacks that each received, divide by 12:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{2856}{12} \\ 238\text{ fruit snacks per after-school program} \end{gathered}$