Question

Ms. Patton has 6 tables ready for her 24 art students to make posters. The students do not all fit at the tables, so Ms. Patton sets up 2 more tables. The students share the tables evenly. How many students are at each table now?

Answer 1

Ms. Patton has 24 students and after setting up a total of 8 tables, there are now 3 students at each table.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ms. Patton originally had 6 tables for her 24 art students. After realizing they did not all fit, she set up 2 more tables, totaling 8 tables. To find out how many students are at each table now, we need to divide the total number of students by the number of tables.

1. Number of students: 24
2. Number of tables: 8
3. Students per table: 24 students ÷ 8 tables = 3 students per table

So now, there are 3 students at each table.