Eric needs to order programs for the next school football game. Only 1 out of 2 people will buy a program for the game. If there will be 900 people at the game and programs come in boxes of 50, how many boxes of programs should Eric order?

Eric should order 9 boxes of programs.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

Probability of buying a program for the game = 1/2

Number of people at the game = 900

Number of programs per box = 50

2. How many boxes of programs should Eric order?

Let's calculate the answer this way:

Number of programs required for the next football game = Probability of buying a program for the game * Number of people at the game

Replacing with the values given, we have:

Number of programs required for the next football game = 1/2 * 900

Number of programs required for the next football game = 450

Now, we can calculate he number of boxes, this way:

Number of boxes of programs Eric should order = Number of programs required for the next football game / Number of programs per box

Replacing with the values given, we have:

Number of boxes of programs Eric should order = 450/50

Number of boxes of programs Eric should order = 9