Question

there are seventeen students in a class. twice a year each student gets a new box of crayons. boxes of crayons are package in groups of twelve. how many package of twelve crayons boxes does the class need for a year? packages of twelve crayon boxes sell for $ 8.98. how much do the crayons cost for the year? show all your mathematical thinking.

Answer 1

I think this is saying that there are 12 crayons in a pack and 12 packs in a box BOXES of crayons cost $8.98. You would need to buy 3 boxes to get the 34 packs of crayons. 8.98 x 3= $26.94

Answer 2

17 x 2 = 34 boxes of crayons per year
8.98 x 34 = $305.32 for the year