Question

pencils are sold in boxes of 10
erasers are sold in boxes of 14
A teacher wants to but the same number of pencils and erasers.
work out the smallest number of boxes of each item she should by.
Pencils:
Erasers:

Answer 1

Answer:

Pencils: 7 boxes

Erasers: 5 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

She should buy 70 pencils and 70 erasers.

There are 7 pencil boxes for 70 pencils.

There are 5 eraser boxes for 70 erasers.

These are the smallest number of boxes she can buy without getting a fraction of a box.