If there are 250 boy scouts from a region going on a camping trip and each tent can hold 8 scouts, how many tents are needed?

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Jay Sidri asked Apr 9, 2023

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If there are 250 boy scouts from a region going on a camping trip and each tent can hold 8 scouts, how many tents are needed?

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Answer: 32 tents

Step-by-step explanation: 250÷ 8= 31.25 so you have to round that tent up because you can't just have a quarter of a tent. So 5 makes the 2 go up and it becomes 32

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