Question

. The Scouts held a fundraiser

to help pay for the trip. They
raised $1,562. If they split
the money between all 146
Scouts, how much will each
Scout still owe for the trip?
Round to the nearest dollar.

Answer 1

Rounding to the nearest dollar, each Scout would still owe $10 for the trip.

To find out how much each Scout will still owe for the trip, you need to divide the total amount raised by the number of Scouts and then round to the nearest dollar.

Calculate the amount each Scout will get:

Amount per Scout =
`(Total amount raised)/(Number of Scouts)`

In this case:

Amount per Scout =
`(1,562)/(146)`

Use a calculator to perform this division:

Amount per Scout≈$10.7123

Round to the nearest dollar:

Since we are dealing with money, we want to round to the nearest dollar.

The general rule is to round down if the decimal part is less than 0.5 and round up if it's 0.5 or greater.

In this case, the decimal part is 0.7123, which is less than 0.5.

Therefore, we round down.

Amount per Scout≈$10

So, each Scout will still owe approximately $10 for the trip after the fundraiser money is split among them.