At the Augusta City Marathon, the rules state that for every 60 runners, there must be 4 paramedics on site for runner safety. If 420 runners sign up, how many paramedics will the race planners need to secure? Show Your Work

Answer 1

To determine the number of paramedics needed for 420 runners, we first need to find how many groups of 60 runners there are in 420.

Number of groups = 420 runners / 60 runners/group = 7

Therefore, there are 7 groups of 60 runners in a race with 420 runners.

Next, we need to determine the number of paramedics needed for these 7 groups.

Number of paramedics = 4 paramedics/group x 7 groups = 28 paramedics

Therefore, the race planners will need to secure 28 paramedics for runner safety.