Question

A merchant selling sunglasses can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 124 boxes of sunglasses. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?

Answer 1

Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

124/8=15 (+4remender )

13*8+10*2=104+20=124

so number of cartons needed=13+2=15

Answer 2

Answer:

The total number of carton in one shipment=14.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that a merchant selling sunglasses can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a cartoon for shipping.

Total number of boxes of sunglasses sent in one shipment=124

Total number of large boxes of sunglasses is greater than the total number of small boxes of sunglasses.

Therefore, we find a number which is multiple of 8 less than  124 for 8 large boxes of sunglasses.Multiple of 8 is that type after subtracting from 124 we get a number that is divided by 10.

If we are given that the number of large boxes is greater than the number of small boxes in shipment.

Then we have 64 is that number which is multiple of 8 and when subtracting from 124 we get 60 which is divisible by 10.

Therefore, the total number of large boxes=64

When total number of large  boxes divided by total number of large boxes placed in one carton then we obtain total number of carton of large boxes.

Therefore, total number of carton of large boxes in one shipment=$\frac{64}{8}=8$

Then remaining boxes=124-64=60

Therefore, the total number of carton of small boxes in one shipment=$\frac{total\; \;small \;boxes\;}{number\; of\; boxes\;placed\;in\;one\;carton}$

Therefore, the total number of carton of small boxes in one shipment=$\frac{60}{10}=6$

Hence, total number of carton of large boxes=8

Total number of carton of small boxes=6

Therefore, total carton in one shipment=8+6=14.