Question

There are 40 children and 12 adults going on a trip to New York City by car. Each car can hold a maximum of 5 people. What is the least number of cars needed for the trip?

Answer 1

Number of cars needed for the trip = 11

Explanation:

Given that:

Number of children = 40

Number of adults = 12

Total number = 40 + 12 = 52 people

Each car can hold 5 people.

Number of cars =
`(52)/(5)`

Number of cars = 10.4

Rounding off to next whole number as one car can hold a maximum of 5 people.

Number of cars = 11

Hence,

Number of cars needed for the trip = 11