Question

There are 76 people signed up for a speedboat tour. Each speedboat can transfer 9 people. How many speedboats will be needed for the people who signed up?

Answer 1

Given:

Total number of people who signed up = 76

Each boat can transfer = 9 peoples

To find:

The number of boats required.

Solution:

We know that,

`\text{Required number of boats}=\frac{\text{Total number of peoples}}{\text{Number of peoples transferred by each boat}}`

On substituting the values, we get

`\text{Required number of boats}=(76)/(9)`

`\text{Required number of boats}=8.44...`

Number of required boats must be a whole number. So, approximate the data to the next whole number.

`\text{Required number of boats}=9`

Therefore, the required number of boats is 9.