During a promotional weekend , a state fair gives a free admission to every 17th person who enters the fair. On saturday, there were 6,742 people attending the fair. On sunday, there were 5,487 people attending the fair. How many people received a free admission over the two days?
Saturday
6742/17 = 396.58 --> 396 people
Sunday
5487/17 = 322.76 --> 322 people
396 + 322 = 718 people
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To find out how many people received a free admission over the two days, we need to determine the number of people who entered the fair and then divide it by 17 to find the number of free admissions.
On Saturday, there were 6,742 people attending the fair. To find the number of free admissions on Saturday, we divide 6,742 by 17:
6,742 / 17 = 396.
So, there were 396 people who received a free admission on Saturday.
On Sunday, there were 5,487 people attending the fair. To find the number of free admissions on Sunday, we divide 5,487 by 17:
5,487 / 17 = 322.
Therefore, there were 322 people who received a free admission on Sunday.
To find the total number of people who received a free admission over the two days, we add the number of free admissions on Saturday and Sunday:
396 + 322 = 718.
Therefore, over the two days, a total of 718 people received a free admission.