Dividing Decimals
Jessie went to the candy shop and bought 22.8 kilograms of candies and she divided the candies equally and packed them in boxes. If each box of candies weighed 3.8 kilograms, how many boxes did Jessie use to pack the candies?
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given numbers?
c. What operation to be use?
d. What is the number sentence?
e. What is the answer with solution?
f. Explain, how you divide the given numbers?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
a. What is asked?
How many boxes did Jessie use to pack the candies
b. What are the given numbers?
22.8 kilograms and 3.8 kilograms
c. What operation to be use?
Division
d. What is the number sentence?
22.8 ÷ 3.8 = ?
e. What is the answer with solution?
22.8 ÷ 3.8 = 6
Answer:
6 boxes
Step-by-step explanation:
A. Asked: How many boxes did Jessie use to pack the candies?
B. Given: jessie bought 22.8 kg of candies
each box of candies weighed 3.8 kg
C. Operation use: ÷
D. 22.8÷3.8=n
n is the no. of boxes did jessies use to pack the candies
E. 22.8/3.8=6