Question

Mr. Smith plans to serve 200 hamburgers at the company picnic. How many packages of hamburger buns will he need if buns come in packages of 12? How many packages will he need if buns come in packages of 16?

Answer 1

34 packages

25 packages

Explanation:

He needs a pair of buns for each hamburger.

He needs 200 hamburger. That means that he needs 400 buns for his picnic.

If buns come in a package of 12, the number of packages he needs is:

400 / 12 = 33.33 packages

Because packages come in whole numbers, we have to round up.

That means he needs 34 packages.

If buns come in a package of 16, the number of packages he needs is:

400 / 16 = 25 packages