Question

There are 246 students going on a field trip to pan for gold. If they are going on vans that hold 9 students each, how many vans are needed? How many students will ride in the van that isn't full

Answer 1

246÷9=27.33333333

Explanation:

246

Answer 2

3 students will ride in the van that is not full.

Explanation:

There are 246 students going on a field trip to pan for gold.

They are going on vans hold 9 students each.

Total van needed =
`(246)/(9)`

=
`27(3)/(9)`

27 vans for = 27 × 9 = 243 students

1 van for remaining 3 students.

Total 28 van needed, 27 van full and last van will ride with 3 students.