Answer:
The maximum number of people that can be in the Trumpington marching band is 940 people
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of members = 20·n
The number per row = 26
The number left = 4
Therefore, we have;
If there are x rows of 26, we have;
26 × x = 20·n - 4
We have;
26 × x < 996
26 × x < 20·n
20·n < 996 therefore, 20·n ≤ 980
We check that 980/26 = 37 and some fractions
26 × 37 = 962 which will leave a remainder of 2
Therefore, we note that for 26 to have a remainder of 4, the last digit of the factor x must be 6 so has to get the last digit of the product 26 × x to be 6 while the digit of the product 20×n is 0 which will live 4 members out to get to the next 10 as follows;
26 × 36 = 936 while 20 × 47 = 940
We get 940 - 936 = 4 members
Therefore, the maximum number of people that can be in the Trumpington marching band = 940.
