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Ariannamarie01

She'll need 13 boxes! 10 divided by 127 is 12 and there's  a remainder of 7. so seven crayons will fill the 13th box :)

adioabiola

Here, we are required to determine the number of boxes of pencils Erika should buy if she needs 127 pencils.

  • The number of boxes Erika should buy if she needs 127 pencils and each box contains 10 pencils is; 13 boxes of pencil.

According to the question, each box of pencils contains 10pencils.

  • If she needs 127 pencils, and each box contains 10 pencils,

Mathematically, she would need to purchase;

  • Number of Boxes to buy = 127/10 = 12.7

Therefore, she needs to buy 12.7 boxes of pencils.

  • However, boxes are sold whole, therefore we need to round up 12.7 to the next whole number.

Ultimately, the number of boxes Erika should buy if she needs 127 pencils and each box contains 10 pencils is; 13 boxes of pencil.

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