Question

Aimi is making Valentine’s Day cards for everyone in her class. She plans to use a whole sheet of paper for each of her 6 closest friends. She will use 1/8 of a sheet of paper for everyone else in the class. She has 34 sheets of paper. How many of the smaller cards can she make?
A. 3 cards

B. 4 cards

C. 272 cards

D. 224 cards

Answer 1

6 sheets of paper
(1/8) sheet of paper for every one in class

34 sheets of paper

Total amount of paper - Sheets of Paper for Best Friend Cards = Amount of Paper left over

so,

34 - 6 = 28

so she has 28 sheets of paper after she makes cards for her friends

she is using 1/8 of a sheet so per piece of paper so

so,
(1/8)x = 18 sheet
where x = the amount of cards she can make

Answer 2

that last part should be,

so, (1/8)x = 28 sheets
where x = the amount of cards she can make

Answer 3

thant makes no sense

Answer 4

what doesn't make sense about it?

Answer 5

honestly the whole thing ive never done any of this its my first time

Answer 6

well think about what multiplication really is.

(1/8)x = 1 sheet
x = 8 cards

Answer 7

and go over it until it makes sense to you.

Answer 8

yea thats not going to help going over it i have a problem understanding math i can hardly do my multiplcation

Answer 9

@Australopithecus

Answer 10

well I recommend doing some reading up on it, there are others out there who can explain math better than I and more correctly. Spend the time learning it, what one man can devise another can learn with diligence and discipline.