A group of 140 tourists are going on a tour. the tour guide rents 15 vans. each van hold 9 tourists Write a division problem What does the remainder mean in the context of the problem?How can you use your answer to determine if the tour guide rented enough vans? Explain
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First, let's write our division problem:
[tex]140/9=15 r5[/tex]
The remainder in this problem is the number of people left over after the 15 vans are filled with 9 people each. We can use this answer to determine that the guides did not rent enough vans, as there will be 5 people who cannot fit in the 15 vans they rented.