Question

1. miss baker buys boxes of pencils for her students. each box has 12 pencils. the table shows the total number of pencils for given numbers of boxes.

number of boxes of pencils

calculation

total number of pencils

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3

$3 \times 12$

36

4

$4 \times 12$

48

5

$5 \times 12$

60

6

$6 \times 12$

72

7

$7 \times 12$

84

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate 3 boxes' pencils

$3 \times 12 = 36$

Step2: Calculate 4 boxes' pencils

$4 \times 12 = 48$

Step3: Calculate 5 boxes' pencils

$5 \times 12 = 60$

Step4: Calculate 6 boxes' pencils

$6 \times 12 = 72$

Step5: Calculate 7 boxes' pencils

$7 \times 12 = 84$

Answer:

Number of Boxes of Pencils	Calculation	Total Number of Pencils
4	$4 \times 12$	48
5	$5 \times 12$	60
6	$6 \times 12$	72
7	$7 \times 12$	84