Maths - Week 7 - Problem 1

Yesterday in my class we did maths. For maths we were working on word problems. We were given a specific task to do. That task was to solve the first word problem from our "Food from all" activity.
The context for the problems was ...

Roimata's whanau is hosting a hui on their marae. They are getting te whare kai ready. There will be 14 Kaumatua and speakers at the top table. There is also room for 16 tables that each seat 9 people and 2 tables that each seat 8 people.

The problem is :

Question 1 :

How many people can be seated in the room ?

Answer/Strategy:

Answer: 174 People

16 Tables - 9 Each 2 Tables - 8 Each

16x9=144

(9x10=90)+(9x6=54) =144

8x2=16

144+16= 160 (Not including the Kaumatua)

14 Kaumatua

160+14= 174 People

So that was the problem from yesterday. Stay in tune tomorrow for question 2.