Question

there are 1,275 people trying out for a show. the director needs to put people in 5 waiting rooms. if each room has the same number of people, how many will be in each room? circle the letter of the correct answer. a 111 b 251 c 255 d 1,270 awan chose d as the correct answer. how did he get that answer?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total and number of groups

Total people = 1275, number of waiting - rooms = 5.

Step2: Divide total by number of groups

To find people in each room, calculate $\frac{1275}{5}=255$.

Step3: Analyze Awan's wrong answer

Awan likely subtracted 5 from 1275 (i.e., 1275 - 5 = 1270) instead of dividing.

Answer:

C. 255
He likely subtracted 5 from 1275 instead of dividing 1275 by 5.