Just need to figure out what im doing, dont need any awnsers :) thanks for the help
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A buffet-style restaurant has 18 tables that seat 23 people each. A group of 401 has rented the restaurant for a banquet. If another man comes, his wife, and their nine children come as invited guests, what is the least number of people that can sit at one table?

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Just need to figure out what im doing, dont need any awnsers :) thanks for the help 
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A buffet-style restaurant has 18 tables that seat 23 people each. A group of 401 has rented the restaurant for a banquet. If another man comes, his wife, and their nine children come as invited guests, what is the least number of people that can sit at one table?

anonymous · Answer

Well first you add the number of people in church group and the number of people who came as invited guests.Then divide that by 18

phi · Answer

if we put 23 people at every table, except the last one. how many will have to sit at the last one ?

anonymous · Answer

nevermind ಠ_ಠ

mathmate · Answer

Maximum is 23 per table.  But least is less than 22, by the pigeon hole principle.