Answer:
If division of the packages in fractional numbers was possible, it should be 2.667 packages per pile.
The answer lies between 2 and 3 packages per pile.
Step-by-step explanation:
This can be solved as a simple division.
To split 8 packages in 3, this should correspond to 8/3≈2.667.
If division of the packages in fractional numbers was possible, it should be 2.667 packages per pile.
Other way to think about it is like mentally allocating a package in each pile. We can go up to 2 packages per pile (a total of 6 packages), and we can only add a package to 2 piles, letting the last pile to have only two packages.
Then, we have 2 piles with 3 packages and one pile with 2 packages.
