A print shop produces \(72{,}000\) flyers for a community festival.
a) How many small boxes are needed if each box holds \(24\) flyers?
b) How many large boxes are needed instead if each box holds \(48\) flyers?
c) A stack of \(60\) flyers is \(3\,\text{cm}\) high. How high, in meters, would one stack of all \(72{,}000\) flyers be?
Hints
- Divide the total number of flyers by each box capacity.
- For part c, first find how many groups of \(60\) flyers there are.
- Find the height in centimeters, then convert to meters.
Solution
1. a) Divide by the number of flyers in each small box: \(72{,}000\div24=3000\). Therefore, \(3000\) small boxes are needed.
2. b) Divide by the number of flyers in each large box: \(72{,}000\div48=1500\). Therefore, \(1500\) large boxes are needed.
3. c) First find the number of groups of \(60\) flyers: \(72{,}000\div60=1200\). The total height is \(1200\times3\,\text{cm}=3600\,\text{cm}\). Since \(100\,\text{cm}=1\,\text{m}\), the stack is \(36\,\text{m}\) high.
Answer
a) \(3000\) small boxes
b) \(1500\) large boxes
c) \(36\,\text{m}\)