Problem of the Week - Upper Elementary - Feb. 7, 2021 to Feb. 13, 2021

Upper Elementary: 

Question: Eli picks up 288 seashells at the beach. He divides them evenly among 12 boxes. Then, he gives 7 boxes of seashells to Lincoln. How many seashells does Lincoln get? 

Answer: 168 seashells

Solution: When Eli divides the 288 seashells into 12 boxes, he puts 288 ÷ 12 = 24 seashells in each box. Since Lincoln gets 7 boxes, he gets 24 × 7 = 168 seashells.