Final answer:
To find how many numbers less than 904 are divisible by 3, identify the largest multiple of 3 less than 904, which is 903, and then divide this number by 3. There are 301 such numbers.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine the number of numbers less than 904 that are divisible by 3, you can calculate the last multiple of 3 before 904 and then divide the result by 3 to find how many such numbers there are.
903 is the largest number less than 904 that is divisible by 3 (since 903 divided by 3 equals 301). Therefore, starting from 3, there are 301 multiples of 3 up to and including 903. So, the total number of numbers less than 904 and divisible by 3 is 301.