Question

There are 204 students at Ysgol Bryn.

The caretaker always puts 15 chairs in each row in the school hall.
How many complete rows of chairs must the caretaker put out so that each student car
sit on a chair?
How many empty chairs will there be?
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Answer 1

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Answer:

• 14 rows
• 6 empty chairs

Explanation:

The number of rows needed is the smallest integer larger than ...

204/15 = 13 9/15.

14 complete rows are needed.

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9/15 of the 14th row will be filled, so 15 -9 = 6 chairs will be empty.