Question

A large banquet room holds 288 people with each table seating 8. How

many tables will the banquet hall have without going over its capacity?*

Answer 1

The answer is 36

Explanation:

1. First you have to divide 288 by 8 and
2. then you have to see how many times 8 will go into 2 it can't so see how many times it will go into 28 which is 3 and you will get 24
3. then you subtract 24 from 28 and you get 4
4. then bring down the 8 an it 48 now see how many times 8 will go into 48 which is 6 times and you get 48
5. then you subtract 48 by 48 and you get 0 so the answer is 36
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