Question

Nadia entered a spelling contest. In the first round, a total of 1,036 words were spelled correctly. Each contestant spelled 37 words correctly.

How many contestants were in the first round? Type the answer in the space shown.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find out how many contestants were in the first round, we can divide the total number of words spelled correctly by the number of words each contestant spelled correctly.

Given:
- Total words spelled correctly = 1,036
- Words spelled correctly by each contestant = 37

Now, we perform the calculation:

\[
\text{Number of contestants} = \frac{\text{Total words spelled correctly}}{\text{Words spelled correctly by each contestant}} = \frac{1,036}{37}
\]

Now, perform the division:

\[
1,036 \div 37 = 28
\]

Therefore, the number of contestants in the first round is \( \boxed{28} \).

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