Question

At the beginning of football season, Coach Carnes takes inventory of the team equipment to see what he needs. He counts 24 footballs, but he needs to start off the season with at least 75. The footballs that he uses are sold in packages of 4. How many packages could the coach buy?

Answer 1

13

Explanation:

To solve this, lets first find the number of footballs he still needs:

75-24 = 51

Now to find the number of packages, divide by 4, since there are 4 balls per package:

51/4 = 12 Remainder 3

Since there is a remainder, and the Coach MUST have at least 75, then we need to add a package to include the remainder:

12 + 1 = 13 Packages