Question

A store clerk hasv45 shirts to pack each box hold 6 shirts what is the fewest boxes the clerk will need to pack

Answer 1

Divide 45 by 6.

It is:

  45  | 6
        ----------
-42     7
----- 
  3

Which means that he can use 7 boxes to pack 42 shirts and 3 shirts are left out.

So, to pack all the 45 shirts the store clerk needs 8 boxes at least.