sleeping bag and ground mat is 2 m x 1 m. Each sleeping bag and ground mat be 0.25 metres away from the edge of the tent.

Question

he dimension of a sleeping bag and ground mat is 2 m x 1 m. Each sleeping bag and ground mat must be 0.25 metres away from the edge of the tent.
How many people can sleep in the tent?
people  =

Answer 1

Leaving .25 m from the tent edges

you have usable space of

39.5 m by 3.5 m

 

Each mat/bag takes up 2 m by 1 m

 

39.5m/2 m = 19.75 spaces.

We can't use the .75 of a space so

you can put 19 mats across the

39.5 m length

 

For the 1m side of the mats you

have 3.5m of space so you can put 3...

 

3 rows of 19 = 57 people

 

If you turn the mats the other way

you have 3.5 m of space with a 2 m

dimension of mat so you could only

put 1 row of mats... 

With 39.5 m of length for the 1 m 

side of the mats your row could 

hold 39 mats

 

1 row of 39 = 39 people.

 

Most people: 57