Solve the problem and enter your solution for the variable below. Do not include units in your answer.

One bag of chips serves about 5 people. If you want to have a picnic with 18 people, how many whole bags of chips should you get? Assume you want as little left over as possible.

Question

Solve the problem and enter your solution for the variable below. Do not include units in your answer.

One bag of chips serves about 5 people. If you want to have a picnic with 18 people, how many whole bags of chips should you get? Assume you want as little left over as possible.

mathmale · Answer

Think in terms of multiples of 5 people per bag.
One bag serves about five people; two bags about ten, and so on.  How many bags do you need to have enough to serve 18 people with a little left over?

anonymous · Answer

umm

mathmale · Answer

Three bags about 15, four bags about ???