There are 24 3rd Graders, 36 4th graders and 18 5th graders in an after school music club. The teachers will set-up teams with no more than 8 students. What is the least number of teams that the teachers will need to divide the students into that will include all students.

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Clarissa Proctor

Mathematics

23 August, 21:16

There are 24 3rd Graders, 36 4th graders and 18 5th graders in an after school music club. The teachers will set-up teams with no more than 8 students. What is the least number of teams that the teachers will need to divide the students into that will include all students.

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Jaylynn Blair · Answer 1

So add them up

24+36+18=78

each team has 8 students at most

find how many teams

8 times number of teams=78

divide boh sides b 8

number of teams=9.75

you can't have fracional teams so round up

10 teams

Kale · Answer 2

Add them up 24+36+18=78

all teams have 8 students at most so 8 times number of teams = 78 if you divide them by 8 u should get 9.75 and just to finsh that off round it up and get 10 teams