Each student needs a pencil and an eraser to take a test. If pencils come 8 in a box and erasers come 12 in a bag, what is the l

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east number of boxes and bags needed for 24 students to each have a pencil and an eraser

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Deffense [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T11:04:54+03:00

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3 boxes of pencils
2 bags of erasers

irina1246 [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-29T13:20:51+03:00

<h2>Answer:</h2>

The least number of boxes and bags needed for 24 students to each have a pencil and an eraser are:

<h2>Step-by-step explanation:</h2>

It is given that:

There are 8 pencils in a box.

and 12 erasers in a bag.

Now in order to provide all the 24 students with pencil and erasers we need to have:

3 boxes of pencil.

Since, 3×8=24 pencils.

and 2 bags of erasers.

Since, 2×12= 24 erasers.