There would be 12 people at the party!
In general, with n+1 people, the number of handshakes is the sum of the first n consecutive numbers: 1+2+3+ ... + n.
Since this sum is n(n+1)/2, we need to solve the equation n(n+1)/2 = 66.
This is the quadratic equation n2+ n -132 = 0. Solving for n, we obtain 11 as the answer and deduce that there were 12 people at the party.
Since 66 is a relatively small number, you can also solve this problem with a hand calculator. Add 1 + 2 = + 3 = +... etc. until the total is 66. The last number that you entered (11) is n.
Hope this helps!
8 children because
11 3/7 is equal to 83/14
If each child receives 10/14
83/10
= 8.3
There can't be .3 of a child so round it and you get 8!
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Answer:
c) 5.39
Step-by-step explanation:
The digit that is in the hundredths place is the 8. (The hundredths are two digits to the right of the point).
The thousandths in this case would be the 9, since the 9 is close to the next hundredth, the nearest hundredth would be 9 (adding 1 to the 8), therefore the number would be 5.39
Answer:
21,500
Step-by-step explanation:
