Question

16 ships can carry 4,624 passengers at a time.
How many passengers can travel in one ship?

• A. $255$
• B. $289$
• C. $260$
• D. $243$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $289$

Total number of ships = $16$
Total number of passengers in $16$ ships = $4,624$

To find the number of passengers travelling on one ship, divide $4624$ by $16$.

Here, Divisor = $16$
Dividend = $4624$

Let us expand $4624$ using the place value as:
$4624$ = $4000$ + $600$ + $20$ + $4$

Now, solving the divison process using the box method,

You get partial quotients as:
$250$ , $37$ , $1$ and $1$

Final quotient will be:
$250$ + $37$ + $1$ + $1$ = $289$

Hence, in one ship, $289$ passengers can travel.