Westminster Roofing needs 21,000 roof shingles for some new houses. If each box contains 7 shingles, how many boxes should the construction company buy?____ boxes
Q. Westminster Roofing needs 21,000 roof shingles for some new houses. If each box contains 7 shingles, how many boxes should the construction company buy?____ boxes
Identify total shingles: Identify the total number of shingles needed and the number of shingles per box.Total shingles needed = 21,000.Shingles per box = 7.We need to divide the total number of shingles by the number of shingles per box to find out how many boxes are needed.Calculation: 21,000÷7.
Calculate boxes needed: Perform the division to determine the number of boxes. 21,000÷7=3,000. So, Westminster Roofing should order 3,000 boxes of shingles.
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