Question

2. Twenty-four fourth graders are going on a field trip to the Academy of Science. They need to form 3 groups of students for the tour guides. How many students will be in each group? Show how you found your answer. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

8persons/group

Step-by-step explanation:

Give parameters:

Number fourth graders = 24

Number of groups  = 3 groups

Unknown:

Number of students in each group = ?

Solution:

Solving this problem involves finding the number of persons per group.

 Number of persons per group = $\frac{number of fourth graders}{number of groups}$  

  Insert the parameters and solve;

 Number of persons per group  = $\frac{24}{3}$   = 8persons/group