Sanjaya is buying bottles of water for his boy scout troop. There are 38 scouts in the troop. Bottles of water are sold in packs of 6. How many 6-packs should Sanjaya buy so that each boy gets 1 bottle? Explain.
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Sanjaya should buy 7 packs of 6, so that each boy can get 1 bottle. This is because 7 packs of 6 will give 42 bottles of water in total, while 38 bottles are needed to make sure each boy in the troop gets exactly 1 bottle.
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6.33 or 7 packs
To ensure that each scout gets one bottle of water, we need to calculate the number of bottles required for 38 scouts. Since each pack contains 6 bottles, we can divide the total number of scouts by 6 to find the number of 6-packs needed.
38 scouts ÷ 6 bottles (per pack) = 6.33 packs
Since we cannot purchase a fraction of a pack, Sanjaya should buy 7 packs of water bottles. This will ensure that each scout receives one bottle, with some extra bottles left over.