SOLUTION: Aaron has 256 cans of soup that he needs to pack into boxes that hold 30 cans each. How many cans of soup are left over after he fills as many boxes he can?

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Question 1103348: Aaron has 256 cans of soup that he needs to pack into boxes that hold 30 cans each. How many cans of soup are left over after he fills as many boxes he can?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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divide 256 by 30 and you get 8.53..... cases required.

take off the fraction and he can fill 8 cases.

8 * 30 = 240 cans.

he can fill 8 cases of 30 cans each with 240 cans and will have 256 - 240 = 16 cans left over.