Asked by Anonymous

In the cafeteria refrigerator, cups of yogurt are kept in stacks of 9. If each worker carries no more than one stack, what is the least number of workers needed to carry cups of yogurt for a class of 42?
Answered by Ms. Sue
42/9 = 4 6/9

You'll need 5 workers.


Answered by Anonymous
But isn't 2 the least number?
Answered by Ms. Sue
No. 2 workers would only carry 18 cups of yogurt.
Answered by Anonymous
But 5 does not go into 42 evenly
Answered by Ms. Sue
No. One worker would carry less than 9 cups.

Answered by Anonymous
I am totally confused.

Sorry :(
Answered by Ms. Sue
Draw a picture. Divide 49 into groups of 9.

x x x x x x x x x

x x x x x x x x x

And so on.

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