Polly buys 14 cupcakes for a party. the bakery puts them into boxes that hold 4 cupcakes each.
a. how many boxes will be needed for polly to bring all the cupcakes to the party? explain how you know.
b. if the bakery completely fills as many boxes as possible, what fraction of the last box is empty? how many more cupcakes are needed to fill this box?

Part a) The number of boxes needed will be 4

part b) The fraction of the box that is empty is

Part c) Are needed 2 cupcakes to fill the last box

Step-by-step explanation:

Part a) How many boxes will be needed for Polly to bring all the cupcakes to the party?

To find out the number of boxes needed, divide the total number of cupcakes by 4 (maximum number of cupcakes that fit in each box).

so

Round up

The number of boxes needed will be 4

Part b) If the bakery completely fills as many boxes as possible, what fraction of the last box is empty?

we know that

The maximum number of cupcakes per box is 4

The first three boxes have 4 cupcakes

The last box has

The fraction of the box that is empty is equal to the number of cupcakes missing to fill the box divided by the cupcake capacity of the box

Part c) How many more cupcakes are needed to fill this box

Subtract the number of cupcakes in the box from the cupcake capacity of the box

The last box has 2 cupcakes

The cupcake capacity of the box is 4

so

therefore

Are needed 2 cupcakes to fill the last box

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