There aee 1379 children signed up to play in baseball league. If exactly 9 players are to be placed on each team will any team be short of players?

My calculator says 1379/9 = 153.22 if no one plays on more than one team.

its not divisible

To determine if any team will be short of players, we can divide the total number of children (1379) by the number of players per team (9) using integer division.

1379 / 9 = 153

When we perform this division, we find that there will be 153 teams. Since the division gives us a whole number, it means that each team will have an equal number of players (9), and no team will be short of players.

To determine whether any team will be short of players, we need to divide the total number of children by the number of players on each team.

Total children signed up: 1379
Number of players per team: 9

To calculate the number of teams required, we divide the total number of children by the number of players per team:

Number of teams = Total children / Number of players per team

Number of teams = 1379 / 9

Using division, we find that the number of teams is approximately 153.22 teams. Since we cannot have a fraction of a team, we round this value up to the nearest whole number.

Number of teams = 154 teams

Now we multiply the number of teams by the number of players per team to find the total number of players needed:

Total players needed = Number of teams * Number of players per team

Total players needed = 154 * 9

Total players needed = 1386

Since the total players needed (1386) is greater than the total number of children signed up (1379), it means that there will be a shortage of players. This indicates that at least one team will have fewer than 9 players.