Question

Rachel is a lunchroom supervisor at West School. The children eat lunch at 15 long tables. When all tables are used, 240 children can eat at one time. How many seats are there at each table?

A.
8 seats
B.
12 seats
C.
16 seats
D.
20 seats

Answer 1

the answer is c

`(240)/(15 ) \\ = 16`

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

We can calculate the number of seats by taking the number of children divided by the number of long tables. If we have 240 childrens and 15 long tables:

`=240/15=16/1=16`

The number of seats that 240 children at 15 long tables is 16 seats per table. The answer is C