There are 350 students going on a white water rafting field trip. Each raft can carry 8 students and 2 teachers. How many rafts will be needed to accommodate all the children?
How many teachers will there be on this field trip if each raft has 2 teachers?
To determine the number of rafts needed to accommodate all the children, we divide the total number of students by the number of students a single raft can carry.
Total number of students = 350
Number of students a single raft can carry = 8
So, the number of rafts needed = Total number of students / Number of students a single raft can carry
Number of rafts needed = 350 / 8
To calculate this, we perform the division: 350 รท 8 = 43.75
Since we cannot have a fraction of a raft, we round up to the nearest whole number because it is not possible to have a fraction of a raft. Therefore, we need 44 rafts to accommodate all the children.
To calculate the number of teachers on this field trip, we multiply the number of rafts by the number of teachers on each raft.
Number of rafts = 44
Number of teachers on each raft = 2
So, the number of teachers = Number of rafts * Number of teachers on each raft
Number of teachers = 44 * 2
To calculate this, we perform the multiplication: 44 x 2 = 88
Therefore, there will be 88 teachers on this field trip.