Question

A shipment of 288 reams of paper was delivered. Each of the classrooms received an equal share of the paper. Any extra reams of paper were stored. After the paper was distributed to the classrooms, how many reams of paper were stored

Answer 1

18 reams of paper were stored after distribution to the classrooms.

• Total shipment of reams of paper = 288
• Total number of classrooms = 30

Further Explanation

Step 1

To determine the amount of reams of papers that were stored, the total shipment of reams of paper (288) will be divided by the total number of classrooms (30).

Thus,

= $\frac{288}{30}$

= 9.06 (rounded up to 9, since half ream of a paper cannot be given to someone)

= 9 x 30 (number of classrooms)

= 270

Thus, the total amount of distributed reams of papers = 270

Step 2

Determining the amount stored, total shipment (288) – total distributed (270)

Therefore,

= 288 – 270

= 18

Hence, 18 reams of paper were stored.

The above math problem was solved with the help of an order of operations i.e. BODMAS, and it represents Bracket, Order, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.  

Significantly, Multiplication, Division and Subtraction were used to derive the solution to the math problem.

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Answer 2

You have to divide 288 ÷3 that will give you 96 with no remainder. you can check by multiplying 96×3 that will give you 288 . so you have no remainder. no reams were stored