Question

The library has 27 chairs and 5 tables. If the same number of chairs is placed at each table, how many chairs can be placed at each table? Will there be any extra chairs? If so, how many?answer choices5 chairs4 chairs and 4 extra5 chairs with 2 extra

Answer 1

Answer: 5 chairs and 2 extra chairs

Explanation:

Note that
`(27)/(5)=5.4`. This means we can place up to 5 chairs at each table.

However, this means that there will be
`27-5(5)=2` chairs left over.