A roller coaster can carry 36 people per run. how many times does the roller coast have to run to allow at least 10,000 people to ride?

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Daniela Grimes

12 January, 21:06

A roller coaster can carry 36 people per run. how many times does the roller coast have to run to allow at least 10,000 people to ride?

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Felipe Haynes · Answer 1

36 ppl per run, 36x for x=Number of runs.

Set 10000=36x to solve for x.

x=10000/36 which is about 278 times.

The Problem changes if the amount of ppl getting on isn't constant, it's ultimately a question of the number of ways to partition 10,000 with values under 36.

For instance - 1 person at a time requires 10,000 rides.