Question

John has a bag of 267 silver dollars. If John gives five silver dollars to each person he meets, then he will have enough for 111° people and he will have extra silver dollars left over. a. John can meet 53 people. b. John can meet 50 people.

c. John can meet 60 people.
d. John can meet 45 people.

Answer 1

John can meet 53 people if he gives away 5 silver dollars to each from his bag of 267 silver dollars, as 267 divided by 5 is 53 with a remainder and he will have 2 left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question requires us to determine how many people John can meet if he gives away 5 silver dollars to each person from his bag of 267 silver dollars. To find the solution, we need to divide the number of silver dollars by the number given to each person.

Step 1: John has 267 silver dollars.

Step 2: He gives away 5 silver dollars to each person.

Step 3: We divide 267 by 5, which is 53 with a remainder.

John can meet 53 people because 53 * 5 = 265, and he will have 2 silver dollars left.

The correct answer is: a. John can meet 53 people.