Question

The staff at Aycock Middle

School is having a Friendsgiving
celebration. Each staff member signed
up to bring one item for the party.

. There are 60 teachers at the
school.
• of the teachers brought a
3
side dish.
4
of the teachers brought a
main dish.
of the remaining teachers
brought drinks.
. The rest of the teachers
brought paper products.

How many teachers brought paper
products?

Answer 1

NONE

Explanation:

Let's break down the information given:

Total number of teachers: 60 teachers

Now, we know the distribution of the items brought by teachers:

Side dish:

3/4 of the teachers brought a side dish.

Main dish:

1/4 of the teachers brought a main dish.

Drinks:

1/6 of the remaining teachers brought drinks.

We can find the proportion of teachers who brought side dishes:

Side dish=(3/4)×60=45

Now, find the proportion of teachers who brought main dishes:

Main dish=(1/4)×60=15

The remaining teachers are those who did not bring a side or main dish:

Remaining teachers=60−(Side dish+Main dish)=60−(45+15)=60−60=0

Now, find the number of teachers who brought drinks:

Drinks=16×Remaining teachers=16×0=0

The remaining teachers brought paper products:

Paper products=Remaining teachers−Drinks=0−0=0

Therefore, none of the teachers brought paper products.