Q. Our school bought 300 Pencils for $75. They came in boxes of 12 Pencils. How much did each box cost?
Calculate total number of boxes: Calculate the total number of boxes by dividing the total number of pencils by the number of pencils in each box.Total pencils = 300Pencils per box = 12Total boxes=Pencils per boxTotal pencilsTotal boxes = 12300Total boxes = 25
Calculate cost per box: Calculate the cost of each box by dividing the total cost by the number of boxes.Total cost = $75Number of boxes = 25Cost per box=Number of boxesTotal costCost per box = 2575Cost per box = $224