Question

A group of 485 people takes a canoe trip. They fill up all available canoes that each hld 3 people with 273 people. The rest of the group wiilll ride in canoes that each hold 2 people. How many canoes will the group need?

Answer 1

Number of people in the canoes which hold 2 people =

485 - 273 = 212 therefore there are 212 / 2 = 106 canoes holding 2 people.

The number of canoes holding 3 people = 273/3 = 91

Total number of canoes = 106 + 91

= 197  (answer)

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