School trip cost
A school is organising a trip. There are 96 pupils going, and each coach can hold 28 pupils. If each coach costs £150 to hire, what is the total cost of hiring the coaches needed?
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Step 1: Work out how many coaches are needed.
ReplyDelete96 ÷ 28 = 3 remainder 12
3 coaches would only hold 84 pupils, which isn't enough for all 96 — so we round up.
Coaches needed = 4
Step 2: Multiply the number of coaches by the cost per coach.
4 × £150 = £600
Total cost = £600