AlgebraEasy–MediumNumber of boxes from a total with a remainder
Algebra practice question
A crate of 48 apples is packed into boxes of 5, with 3 apples left over. How many boxes are filled?
Answer: 9
5b + 3 = 48, so 5b = 45 and b = 9.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 8
- 8 boxes hold only 40, leaving 8 over, not 3.
- If you answered 10
- 10 comes from rounding 48/5 up; the 3 left over are not in a box.
- If you answered 45
- 45 is the number of apples in boxes, not the number of boxes.
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