2. The third-grade class collected 148 books to donate to the library. The fourth-grade class collected 175 books. The students need to pack the books into boxes. Each box holds 9 books. How many boxes do they need to hold all the books?

To find out how many boxes are needed to hold all the books, first, you need to add the total number of books collected by both classes: 148 books + 175 books = 323 books. Then, divide the total number of books by the capacity of each box: 323 ÷ 9 = 35.88. Since you can't use a fraction of a box, round up to the nearest whole number, which means they will need 36 boxes to hold all the books. Now, imagine all those excited third and fourth graders packing boxes! To make it even more fun, they could have a friendly competition on who can pack their boxes faster, or they could decorate the boxes with colorful drawings related to the stories contained within the books, personalizing each one with a book-themed design!