Which explanation best describes the answer to this problem?


A grocery store wants to put 61 watermelons into crates. Each crate holds 12 watermelons.

a Multiply 61 by 12. The answer is 134. So the store needs 134 crates.


b Multiply 61 by 12. The answer is 732. So the store needs 732 crates.


c Divide 61 by 12. The answer is 5 with 1 left over. So the store needs 6 crates.


d Divide 61 by 12. The answer is 5 with 1 left over. So the store needs 5 crates.

What is the fewest number of crates that the store needs to hold the watermelons?

Respuesta :

Answer:

The number of crates you will need is 5

[tex]\frac{61}{12} =5.08[/tex]  

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

D is the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

61 divided by 12 is 5 so six crates are needed to fit ALL the watermelons because there will be one left over, but in the sixth crate there will be space for eleven extra watermelons.

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