An art classroom has 5 boxes with Sharpie pens and clipboards. Each box contains 4 Sharpies. If there are 25 supplies in total, how many clipboards are there?

To determine the number of clipboards in the art classroom, the total number of sharpies (20) is subtracted from the total supplies (25), resulting in 5 clipboards.

Explanation:

The student's question relates to a basic arithmetic problem where they are asked to determine the number of clipboards in an art classroom. According to the question, there are 5 boxes with sharpie pens and clipboards, and in each box, there are 4 sharpies. The total supplies mentioned are 25. To find the number of clipboards, we need to calculate the total number of sharpies first and then subtract that from the total supplies to get the number of clipboards.

First, calculate the total number of sharpies:

Number of boxes with sharpies = 5
Number of sharpies in each box = 4
Total number of sharpies = 5 boxes * 4 sharpies/box = 20 sharpies

Next, we subtract the total number of sharpies from the total supplies to find the number of clipboards:

Total supplies = 25
Total number of sharpies = 20
Total clipboards = Total supplies - Total number of sharpies = 25 - 20 = 5 clipboards

Therefore, there are 5 clipboards in total in the art classroom.

Answer 2 · 2023-08-12T10:23:14-04:00

Answer:

1 clipboard per box

Step-by-step explanation:

First, multiply 4 by 5 (because we need to see how many supplies there are already taken up)

4x5= 20

Next, subtract 25 from 20 (to see how many total clipboards there are)

25-20= 5

Since there are 5 boxes, we divide the number of clipboards(5) by the number boxes(5):

5/5= 1

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