Question

Eric needs to order programs for the next school football game. Only 1 out of 2 people will buy a program for the game. If there will be 900 people at the game and programs come in boxes of 50, how many boxes of programs should Eric order?

Answer 1

Eric should order 9 boxes of programs.

Explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

Probability of buying a program for the game = 1/2

Number of people at the game = 900

Number of programs per box = 50

2. How many boxes of programs should Eric order?

Let's calculate the answer this way:

Number of programs required for the next football game = Probability of buying a program for the game * Number of people at the game

Replacing with the values given, we have:

Number of programs required for the next football game = 1/2 * 900

Number of programs required for the next football game = 450

Now, we can calculate he number of boxes, this way:

Number of boxes of programs Eric should order = Number of programs required for the next football game /Number of programs per box

Replacing with the values given, we have:

Number of boxes of programs Eric should order = 450/50

Number of boxes of programs Eric should order = 9