There are 53 students on a field trip. One chaperone is needed for every 6 students. How many chaperones are needed?

First you have to split up the 53 students into groups of 6 .
53/6 = 8 with reminder 5 .
There are 8 groups of 6 students, so we know immediately that we need at least 6 chaperones.
But what to do about the 5 students left over ?
We can either let them go unchaperoned, or else hire one more chaperone to keep an eye on that group even though there are less than 6 students in it.
I think the teachers and parents, and maybe even the students themselves, would all agree that the right thing to do is get one more chaperone for the 5 students.
So all together, they need 7 chaperones on the trip.

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

8 but there will be 5 left over so you would need someone to look after them 5 which means you will need 9

Answered by henny | 2024-06-10

In total, 9 chaperones are needed for 53 students, as 8 chaperones can supervise 48 students, and one additional chaperone is necessary for the 5 remaining students without a group. This ensures all students are properly supervised during the trip.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-10-30