Question

Ms.Thomas has a scout troop.Ms.Thomas wants the fifteen scouts to each have eighteen feathers to decorate picture frames.Ms.Thomas finds feathers in bags at the store.There are twelve feathers in each bag.How many bags of feathers will the fifteen scouts use to decorate picture frames?Between what two whole numbers of bags is the exact number of feathers needed to make the frames?Show all your mathematical thinking.

Answer 1

bags= 15•18=600 600÷12=50

50bags