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?

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Answer 1

To determine the number of paramedics needed for runner safety, we need to calculate the number of groups of 60 runners in the race.

Number of groups of 60 runners = Total number of runners / Runners per group
Number of groups of 60 runners = 420 runners / 60 runners/group

Dividing 420 runners by 60 runners/group gives us:
Number of groups of 60 runners = 7 groups

Now that we know there are 7 groups of 60 runners, we need to calculate the number of paramedics needed.

Number of paramedics = Number of groups of 60 runners * 4 paramedics/group
Number of paramedics = 7 groups * 4 paramedics/group

Multiplying 7 groups by 4 paramedics/group gives us:
Number of paramedics = 28 paramedics

Therefore, the race planners will need to secure 28 paramedics for the Augusta City Marathon.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I apologize for the incorrect answer. Let's calculate the correct number of paramedics needed.

Number of groups of 60 runners = Total number of runners / Runners per group
Number of groups of 60 runners = 420 runners / 60 runners/group

Dividing 420 runners by 60 runners/group gives us:
Number of groups of 60 runners = 7 groups

Now that we know there are 7 groups of 60 runners, we need to calculate the number of paramedics needed.

Number of paramedics = Number of groups of 60 runners * 4 paramedics/group
Number of paramedics = 7 groups * 4 paramedics/group

Multiplying 7 groups by 4 paramedics/group gives us:
Number of paramedics = 28 paramedics

Therefore, the race planners will need to secure 28 paramedics for the Augusta City Marathon.