The planner for a company celebration bought 272 balloons. While he was inflating them, 12 of them overinflated and burst. If he had to place them evenly into 5 rooms, how many balloons were in each room?

Question

A.
52
B.
47
C.
57
D.
54

Answer 1

Let's first determine how many balloons are left after the 12 that burst.

Initially, there are 272 balloons. After 12 balloons burst, the number of balloons left is: \[ 272 - 12 = 260 \]

Now, we need to divide the remaining 260 balloons evenly into 5 rooms. We do this by dividing 260 by 5:

\[ 260 \div 5 = 52 \]

Thus, the number of balloons in each room is: \[ \text{Answer: } 52 \]

So, the correct answer is A. 52.