Angie needs to buy 156 candles for a party. Each package has 8 candles. How many packages should Angie buy?

1 Answer
Oct 30, 2016

I got #20# packages

Explanation:

Angie needs:
#156/8=19.5#
So she needs to by #20# packages to be sure to get the #156# she needs. She will get in total #160# candles....she can keep the #4# in excess for when there is a power cut!

Buying only #19# will result in only:
#8xx19=152# candles