Question

There are 62 people at the commuter area waiting to catch carpool vans. Each van can fit 9 people. How many vanes will be needed to transport everyone so that no one is left behind?

Answer 1

7 vans

Explanation:

Each van can take 62 people so you share the 62 among the vans, and each van is 9,therefore 62÷9=6.888889 and people cannot be in decimals so you round the figure to a whole number which is equal to 9.

Answer 2

7 vans

Explanation:

62 ÷ 9 = 6.86.8 is not a whole number, so when you round it to the nearest whole number you get 7.[Also, 9 × 7 = 63, which is close to 62]∴ 7 vans will be needed.