<human>:  Mr. Jackson’s fourth-grade class has 27 students. He wants to give each student 2 glue sticks. The glue sticks come in packs of 8. How many packs will Mr. Jackson need to buy so every student can have 2 glue sticks, assuming he can only buy whole packs and he expects to have some extra glue sticks left over?
<bot>: How many glue sticks will Mr. Jackson need? ** Mr. Jackson will need 27 x 2 = <<27*2=54>>54 glue sticks.
How many packs will Mr. Jackson need? ** Divide the number of glue sticks by the amount in each pack, 54 / 8 = <<54/8=6.75>>6.75 packs.
How many packs will Mr. Jackson need to buy? ** Since Mr. Jackson must buy whole packs, you must round 6.75 up to the next highest whole number, 7.
How many packs will Mr. Jackson need to buy? ** Mr. Jackson must buy 7 packs of glue sticks.
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