Question

using divisibility tests, solve the problem. aryana is organizing the seating for a banquet. is it possible for her to sit 253 people at 12 different tables so that each table has the same number of people?

Answer 1

It is not possible for Aryana to seat 253 people at 12 tables with the same number of people at each table.

Using the divisibility tests to check if the situation is possible

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

People = 253

Sits = 12

This means that the number of people per sit is

People per sit = People/Sits

Substitute the known values into the equation

People per sit = 253/12

Evaluate

People per sit = 21.083

The decimal value implies that it is not possible for Aryana to seat 253 people at 12 tables with the same number of people at each table.

This is so because a person cannot be divided to several sits