Question

There are 49 people planning to go on a ride in a

small airplane. Each plane can hold 6 people,
and they want to fill up as many as possible.
How many planes will be needed? [?] planes
How many planes will be full? [ ] planes
How many planes will not be full? [ ] planes
How many people will be in a plane
that is not full? [ ] people
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Answer 1

Number of planes needed = total number of people ÷ number of people 1 plane can hold

⇒ number of planes needed = 49 ÷ 6 = 8 1/6 = 8 remainder 1

Therefore, 9 planes will be needed to transport 49 people.

8 planes will be full and 1 plane will not be full.

There will be 1 person in the plane that is not full.