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Makayla is planning an event in a 5,400-square-foot room. If there should be at least 8 square feet per person, what is the maximum number of people that could attend this event?

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Explanation

Choice B is correct. It’s given that the event will be in a 5,400-square-foot room and that there should be at least 8 square feet per person. The maximum number of people that could attend the event can be found by dividing the total square feet in the room by the minimum number of square feet needed per person, which gives $the fraction 5,400 over 8, equals 675$ .

Choices A and C are incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors. Choice D is incorrect and may result from multiplying, rather than dividing, 5,400 by 8.