We need to divide up 47 eggs into boxes of 6. Therefore, we are doing a division problem.
6 x 7 = 42
42 is as close as we can get to 47 without going over. So, at this point, we need 7 boxes.
BUT - There are 5 eggs left without a box. We cannot have part of a box either. Therefore, we need to add in another box.
7 + 1 = 8
He needs 8 boxes to pack all the eggs.
Hope this helps!
