Question

Jamie needs to estimate the number of buses he will need in order to transport people to the company picnic. Each bus can carry 56 people, and there are 1,344 people going to the picnic. Jamie decides to use the compatible numbers 60 and 1,200. Will he have enough buses for the picnic?

Answer 1

Answer:20

Explanation:

To estimate the number of buses Jamie needs, he can divide the total number of people going to the picnic by the number of people each bus can carry:

1,344 ÷ 56 ≈ 24 buses.

To check if using compatible numbers makes sense, Jamie can use 60 and 1,200, which are both multiples of 10 and closer to the actual numbers:

1,200 ÷ 60 = 20 buses.

Since 20 buses is less than the estimated 24 buses, Jamie will not have enough buses to transport all the people to the picnic. He may need to rent or borrow additional buses or find alternative transportation solutions.