A travel company has 132 tourists who are going on a boat ride. each boat holds 8 passengers. how many boats does the travel company need to book?

Ok so

total capacity that all boats ordered can carry should be at least 132

total capacity that all boats ordered can carry = number of boats times number of people each boat can carry

people each boat can caryy=8 people

x=numbe of boats

132=x times 8

divide both sides by 8

132/8=x times 8/8

16.5=1x

16.5=x

you can't order 0.5 boats so round up to nearest whole

16.5 to 17

answer is 17 boats

132/8=16.5 boats

since you cant get 16.5 boats, round up to 17 boats.