Question

The planner for a company celebration bought 299 balloons. While he was inflating them, 14 of them overinflated and burst. If he had to place them evenly into 5 rooms, how many balloons were in each room? A. 52 B. 60 C. 57 D. 63

Answer 1

Subtract the burst balloons from the total and then divide the remainder by the number of rooms, resulting in 57 balloons per room.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question is about how many balloons would be in each room if the planner had to place them evenly into 5 rooms after 14 balloons burst. To solve this, we begin by subtracting the number of burst balloons from the total number purchased:

299 balloons – 14 burst balloons = 285 balloons

Next, we divide the 285 balloons evenly across 5 rooms:

285 balloons ÷ 5 rooms = 57 balloons per room

Therefore, the correct answer is C. 57 balloons in each room.

Answer 2

`(299-14)/5=285/5=57 \Rightarrow C`