Question

Eric needs to order programs for the next school football game. Only 1 out of 2 people will buy a program for the game. If there will be 900 people at the game and programs come in boxes of 50, how many boxes of programs should Eric order?

Answer 1

Answer:

9 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

900 people, but only half of it will buy the program, so 450

50 program in each box

450:50 = 9

Answer 2

If only half of the people at the game will buy a program, we must start by finding half of 900. 900/2 = 450, so Eric needs 450 programs.

Now that we know how many programs Eric should get, we need to figure out how many boxes he should order. There are 50 programs in every box, so we should divide 450 by 50. 450/50 = 9.

In conclusion, Eric should order 9 boxes of programs. Hope this helps!