Yoghurts are packed in trays - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 8 - 2020 - Paper 1

Question 8

Yoghurts are packed in trays.
Each tray holds 12 yoghurts.
What is the smallest number of trays needed to pack 460 yoghurts?
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Determine how many yoghurts fit in one tray

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Each tray holds 12 yoghurts.
Calculate the total number of trays required

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To find the smallest number of trays needed for 460 yoghurts, divide the total number of yoghurts by the number of yoghurts per tray:
extNumberoftrays=⌈12460⌉
Calculating:
12460=38.3333...
Since we cannot have a fraction of a tray, we round up to the next whole number, which gives us 39 trays.
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