Mr. Atkinson manages playgrounds for the 8 elementary schools in the Franklin School District. This year, he wants to put new sandboxes at each of the schools. He estimates that he will need 3 tons of sand for this project. How many 50-pound bags of sand should he order for each school?

5 bags of sand

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

There are 8 elementary schools

3 Tons of sand is needed

It is contained in a 50- Pound bag

1 ton is equivalent to 2000 Pound

No of 50- Pound bag required is

These 40 bags will be required in 8 schools. So, each school requires

(n^3 - n)

= n(n-1)(n+1)

since it is divisible by 3 and 2 ,because it is a multiple 3 consecutive number

if, n-1 is odd then n+1 is also odd, then it is a multiple of 9

but if, n-1 is even then n+1 is also even, then it is a multiple of 4

so, largest multiple = max(9*2, 4*3) = max(18, 12) = 18