Question

What sort of answer do you expect for the problem below?Hosting a dinner party for 38 people, you plan to serve peach pie for dessert.Each pie has 8 slices. How many pies must you buy to ensure each guestgets 1 slice?A. a positive numberB. a negative number

Answer 1

There are 38 people, each pie has 8 slices. If we want that everyone gets a slice.

Divide 38 by 8.

`(38)/(8)=4.75`

4.75 rounded to a whole number: 4.75 = 5.

So, the hosting need to buy 5 pies to make sure that everyone gets a slice which is a positive number.