Mr. Horowitz wants to buy 48 cans of dog food to give to the animal shelter. There are 6 cans of dog food in a package. How many packages of dog food should Mr. Horowitz buy?
A)7 packages
B)8 packages
C)42 packages
D)54 packages

Question

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Since there are 6 cans in a package, we can divide the total number of cans (48) by 6 to get the number of packages Mr. Horowitz should buy. 48 ÷ 6 = 8, so Mr. Horowitz should buy 8 packages of dog food.

Mr Horowitz Wants to Buy 48 Cans of Dog Food