The capacity of an elevator is either 15 children or 11 adults. If 8 children are currently in the elevator, how many adults can still get in?

15 children equals 8 adults

so 1 child equals 8/15 adults
then 8 children is the same as 88/15 or 5.8 adults ---> 6 adults, since we can't have a partial adult

so there is still room for 5 more adults

To calculate how many adults can still get in the elevator, we need to determine how many more children can get in first.

Given that the capacity of the elevator is either 15 children or 11 adults, we have to consider the scenario where the elevator is full with only children.
Currently, there are 8 children in the elevator, so we need to subtract this number from the maximum capacity of children the elevator can hold.

Maximum capacity of children - Number of children in the elevator
= 15 - 8
= 7 children can still get in.

Since we know that the capacity of an elevator is either 15 children or 11 adults, and the elevator can still accommodate 7 more children, we can calculate how many adults can still get in:
Number of adults = (Maximum capacity of adults) - (Number of adults currently in the elevator)
= 11 - 0
= 11 adults can still get in.

To determine how many adults can still get in the elevator, we need to find the remaining capacity after accounting for the 8 children already inside.

Since the capacity of the elevator is 15 children or 11 adults, we know that the elevator can hold a maximum of 15 children. If there are already 8 children in the elevator, the remaining capacity for children would be 15 - 8 = 7 children.

To convert the remaining capacity from children to adults, we can divide the remaining capacity for children by the number of children equivalent to one adult. In this case, the conversion is 15 children = 11 adults.

To find the number of adults that can still get in, we can set up the following ratio:

15 children = 11 adults
7 children = x adults

By cross-multiplying, we get:

15x = 7 * 11
15x = 77

Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 15:

x = 77 / 15 ≈ 5.13

Since we cannot have a fraction of an adult, we round down to the nearest whole number:

x ≈ 5

Therefore, considering the current situation, about 5 adults can still get in the elevator.