OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §7.1 Rational and Irrational Numbers · Exercise 16 · Algebra · Ratio, proportion & variation
Rational and Irrational Numbers · Exercise 16
Field trip All the graders at Lincoln Elementary School will go on a field trip to the science museum. Counting all the children, teachers, and chaperones, there will be people. Each bus holds people.
ⓐ How many buses will be needed?
ⓑ Why must the answer be a whole number?
ⓒ Why shouldn't you round the answer the usual way?
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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §7.1 Rational and Irrational Numbers · Exercise 16
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