Solve. Interpret the remainder.0 1.A radio station is planning a 12.5 km walk
for a fundraiser. The goal is to raise $98,003.
If the pledge is $1.50 per km, how many
people will need to walk 12.5 km to reach
or surpass the goal?0 2. Each touring van will accommodate 22 people. If one group
has 170 people, how many touring vans will the group need?0 3. Two hundred twenty-five dignitaries are invited to a parade.
There are three reviewing stands that each seat 70 people.
How many extra chairs will be needed to seat all the dignitaries?0 4. There are 17 floats in the parade. Each float is decorated
with 1026 carnations. If 500 carnations cost $189.50, how
much will it cost to decorate all 17 floats?0 5. Festival organizers plan to have 170 fireworks set off at night.
The show will last
1
2 hour. If the same number of firecrackers
are to go off each minute, how many should that be?0 6.Local vendors plan to sell hot dogs during the festival. Their goal
is to sell 5000 hot dogs. If hot dogs are packed 48 to a box,
how many boxes should the vendors order?Think
What will a
remainder mean?Visualize yourself in the problem
above as you reread it. List the
facts and the question.Facts: fundraiser walk—12.5 km
pledge per km —$1.50
goal —$98,003
Question:How many people will need to walk 12.5 km
to reach or go beyond the goal?First, find how much a person will raise, a, if he or she
walks 12.5 km. Multiply: $1.50 12.5 a.Then, to find the number of people needed to raise
$98,003, n, divide: $98,003.00an.8206-2_112-113 11/4/05 7:26 PM Page 113