100 people have been invited to a banquet. The caterer is arranging tables and each table can seat 12 people. How many tables are needed?
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Solution
To answer this question, we need to divide 100 by 12 812100−96–––24Thus, we have a quotient of 8 and a remainder of 4.
This means if 8 tables are arranged, 4 of the guests would not be able to sit. Thus we need one extra table.
=> Total number of tables needed = 8 + 1 = 9