Answer:
12 pencils in each package.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Ethan bought 4 packages of pencils.
No of Packages = 4
No of pencils given to friend = 8 pencils
No of pencils left over =40 pencils
∴Total Number of Pencils = No of pencils given to friend + No of pencils left over =
Total Number of pencils in each package =
Answer:
Total distance mouse traveled in 3 hours = of a mile
The mouse traveled the same distance in each hour. So in order to find the distance covered in 1 hour we have to divide the distance covered in 3 hours by 3. This will give us the distance that the mouse traveled in one hour.
So, the distance traveled in one hour will be = of a mile
The error which Matt made was that he divided only the denominator of the expression by 3, this probably was a calculation error.
Correct conclusion will be: Mouse travel 1/24 of a mile each hour