Chole and ingrid are packing boxes with books They have 238 books Each box will fit 8 books Chole says 29 boxes is enough to pac

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Artyom0805 [142]

3 years ago

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Chole and ingrid are packing boxes with books They have 238 books Each box will fit 8 books Chole says 29 boxes is enough to pac

k all the books ingrid thinks they need 30 boxes Explain who is correct show work

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xxMikexx [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-22T09:00:29+03:00

xxMikexx [17]3 years ago

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If you do 238 devided by 8 its 29.75 so they need 30 boxes.

Harlamova29_29 [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-22T10:48:33+03:00

Harlamova29_29 [7]3 years ago

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238/8 = 29.75

Ingrid is correct because if you use 29 boxes, you'll have a remainder so 30 boxes is the best option so nothing will be left behind. Round 29.75 and you'll get 30.