Ms. Davis’s class is having a picnic. There are 27 students in her class. If each picnic table get 6 people, how many picnic tables will the class need so that all the students and Ms. Davis have a seat?

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given:

Number of people = 27 students + 1 teacher 

= 28

Number of people on 1 table = 6 

Now, let the number of tables required be x

So, 6x = 28

x = 28/6

x = 4.67

So, the number of tables required is 5