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The owners of a company are hosting a party for its 453 employees. They want to order sandwich platters that each feed 24 people. What is the LEAST number of platters the owners should order if they want to have enough sandwiches to feed all of the employees?

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The answer is 19 platters
User Thami Bouchnafa
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Answer:

19 Platters

Explanation:

453 ÷ 24 = 18.875

Rounded to the nearest whole number = 19

∴ It would take at least 19 platters

Proof:

19×24=456

Which is more that enough

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