Question

Ms.Rochelle wants to put her 29 students into groups of 6. How many groups of 6 can she make? If she puts any remaining students in a smaller group, how many students will be in that group?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 4 groups of 6 students in each group.

B. The smaller group will have 5 students.        

Step-by-step explanation:  

We have been given that Ms.Rochelle wants to put her 29 students into groups of 6.  

A. To find the number of groups of 6 that can be made from 29 students, we will find the greatest multiple of 6 from 29.    

Multiples of 6 are: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36,...  

We can see that the greatest multiples of 6 in 29 in 24.  

$\text{Number of groups that can be made with 29 students}=\frac{24}{6}$          

$\text{Number of groups that can be made with 29 students}=4$

Therefore, Ms. Rochelle can form 4 groups from 29 students with 6 students in each group.            

B. To find the number of students in small group, we will subtract 24 from 29.  

$\text{Number of students in the small group}=29-24$

$\text{Number of students in the small group}=5$  

Therefore, If Ms. Rochelle puts any remaining students in a smaller group, the number of students in smaller group will be 5.