Question

Camp Ground A has an area of 300 square yards with a maximum capacity of 25 pup tents. Camp Ground B has an area of 480 square yards and requires that each of its pup tents occupies the same area as each pup tent in Camp Ground A. What is the maximum number of pup tents that can occupy Camp Ground B? In two or more sentences, explain your calculations and conclusions.

Answer 1

40 pup tents

Explanation:

Since Ground A has area 300 and maximum capacity is 25 tents, so each tent would take up area of 300/25 = 12 sq yards.

Since Ground B's tents should occupy same area as Ground A's tents (12 sq. yards), the maximum capacity of this tent (480 sq yd) would be:

480/12 = 40 pup tents

This is the maximum capacity.