A firehouse pantry has 52 cans of vegetables and 74 cans of soup. Each shelf holds 9 cans. What is the least number of shelves needed for all the cans?
First, draw a bar model for the total number of cans.
Next, add to find the total number of cans.
Then, draw a bar model to show the number of shelves needed.
Finally, divide to find the number of shelves needed.
So, _______ shelves are needed to hold all of the cans.