240 packages of pencils can they make.
Given that,
The students who run the school store ordered 1440 pencils.
They are putting them in packages of 6 pencils.
We have to determine,
How many packages can they make?
According to the question,
The students who run the school store ordered 1440 pencils.
They are putting them in packages of 6 pencils.
Therefore,
The number of packages they can make = the total number of pencils ÷ in each package number of pencils.
The number of packages they can make = [tex]\dfrac{1440}{6}\\\\[/tex]
The number of packages they can make = [tex]240[/tex]
Hence, 240 packages of pencils can they make.
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