Question 20 of 37intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical8 marks

A school has 461 girls and 439 boys. How many vehicles are needed for all of them to go on a trip using the following modes of travel? The numbers in the bracket indicates the number of people that can travel in one vehicle. (a) Bicycle (2) (b) Autorickshaw (3) (c) Car (4) (d) Big car (6) (e) Tempo traveller (10) (f) Boat (20) (g) Minibus (25) (h) Aeroplane (180)

(a)
Answer

450 bicycles

(b)
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300 autorickshaws

(c)
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225 cars

(d)
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150 big cars

(e)
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90 tempo travellers

(f)
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45 boats

(g)
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36 minibuses

(h)
Answer

5 aeroplanes

Explanation

(a) 900 ÷ 2 = 450 (b) 900 ÷ 3 = 300 (c) 900 ÷ 4 = 225 (d) 900 ÷ 6 = 150 (e) 900 ÷ 10 = 90 (f) 900 ÷ 20 = 45 (g) 900 ÷ 25 = 36 (h) 900 ÷ 180 = 5