Question

cathy picks 216 pears. she packs the same number of pears into each box. All of the pears are put into boxes. She can choose a box that holds 2,3,4,5,6,8,9, or 10 pears. which kind of box could she use to pack the pears so there will be no pears left over.

Answer 1

She should pick the box which holds 8 pears. 8*27 is exactly 216.