Question

at the gift shop of his familys cable car service, li wei sells boxes of scented pinecones that he has collected in the tianmen mountain forest. each box has 40 pinecones. hes collected 3,970 pinecones and wants to know how many full boxes he can make to sell. using long division, li wei solves 3,970 ÷ 40. li wei can make ▼ boxes of 40 pinecones. he needs ▼ additional pinecones to complete another box.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify quotient (full boxes)

From long division, $3970 \div 40 = 99$ remainder $10$. The quotient is the number of full boxes.

Step2: Calculate needed pinecones

Each box needs 40 pinecones. Subtract the remainder from 40: $40 - 10 = 30$.

Answer:

Li Wei can make 99 boxes of 40 pinecones.
He needs 30 additional pinecones to complete another box.