Question

264 pencils are to be packed in boxes. If one box can pack 12 pencils, how many boxes are needed?

• A. 25
• B. 23
• C. 21
• D. 22

Answer 1

The correct option is D 22

Total number of pencils = 264
Number of pencils in each box = 12
Total number of boxes required = 264 $÷$ 12


$$\begin{array}{c}22\\ 12264\\ -\underset{–}{24}2\\ 24\\ -\underset{–}{24}\\ 0\end{array}$$Thus, 22 boxes are needed to pack all the pencils.