The Jenkins family is having a reunion. 15 people are each bringing 2 tables each. There are the same amount of people sitting at each table. If 90 people attend the reunion, how many people will sit at each table?
Kira thinks that the answer is 6 people are sitting at each table because 90÷15=6
. Do you agree with her reasoning? Explain why or why not. If you disagree, explain what step(s) she missed.
No, I do not agree with Kira's reasoning. She correctly divided the total number of people (90) by the number of tables (15), but this does not give us the number of people sitting at each table. Since each person is bringing 2 tables, the total number of tables at the reunion is 15 x 2 = 30 tables.
To find the number of people sitting at each table, we need to divide the total number of people (90) by the total number of tables (30). Therefore, 90 ÷ 30 = 3.
So, there will be 3 people sitting at each table at the reunion.