84 items are evenly distributed into how many boxes if there are 7 boxes?

To determine how many items are in each box when 84 items are evenly distributed into 7 boxes, you need to perform the division of the total number of items by the number of boxes. This means calculating (84 \div 7).

When you carry out this division:

1. Calculate: (84 \div 7 = 12).

This means that each box will contain exactly 12 items. The process shows an even distribution where no items are left over, making it an accurate distribution.

The answer of 12.0 aligns with the idea of whole items being divided equally. It is important in this type of problem to focus on whole units (items) being distributed without fractions or decimals that would imply leftover items since we cannot distribute part of an item in real-world counting.

Therefore, the choice indicating 12.0 is the correct answer as it accurately represents the number of items per box after dividing 84 items into 7 evenly distributed boxes.