There are 16 colored pencils and 8 colored pencils will fit in a box. How many boxes will the 16 pencils fill?

Given:

Total number of colored pencils = 16

Colored pencils fit in a box = 8

To find:

The number of boxed that will fit the 16 pencils.

Solution:

According to the question 8 colored pencils will fit in a box. So, we have

8 pencils = 1 box

Multiply both sides by 2.

2×8 pencils = 2×1 box

16 pencils = 2 box

Therefore, 2 boxes are required to fit the 16 colored pencils.

mr. flanders’ class sold 47 doughnuts and   mr. rodriquez’s class sold 38 cartons of milk

step-by-step explanation:

let x be the number of doughnuts sold by mr. flanders’ class and y be the number of cartons sold by mr. rodriquez’s class.

1. together, the classes sold 85 items, then

x+y=85.

2. both classes earn earned $104.49 for their school. if doughnuts were sold for $1.35 each, then x doughnuts costed $1.35x. if cartons of milk were sold for $1.08 each, then y cartons costed $1.08y. hence,

1.35x+1.08y=104.49.

3. solve the system of two equations: