Question

A package of pencils contains 12 pencils there are 175 students taking a test if each student gets 1 pencil how many packages are needed

Answer 1

15 packages are needed for 175 students

 15x12=180(it will be 5 pencils left after each student gets a pencil)

p=package of pencils

12p=175

divide both sides by 12

p=175/12

p=14.5833333

There is more than 14 packages so there is 15 packages

Answer 2

12 times 175 = 2 100