CPM Homework Help : CC1MN Problem 6-83

Johanna is planting tomatoes in the school garden this year. Tomato plants come in packs of six. She needs $80$ plants in the garden and already has $28$ . How many packs of plants will she need?

Help:

For each pack Johanna will gain $6$ more tomato plants, so multiply each pack by $6$ .
She already has $28$ tomato plants and she needs $80$ .

More Help:

If she has $28$ plants, how many more does she need to have $80$ ?

Divide this number by $6$ and round up the nearest whole number of packs.