There must be at least one supervisor for every 12 children at a childcare facility. If there are 54 children booked in for a day, how many supervisors will be needed? Give a reason for your answer.

Answer 1

To calculate the number of supervisors needed for 54 children, divide the total number of children by the maximum 12 children per supervisor:

54 children / 12 children per supervisor = 4.5 supervisors

Since you cannot have half of a supervisor, you would need to round up to the next whole number. Therefore, you would need 5 supervisors to meet the ratio requirement of at least one supervisor for every 12 children.