John needs 13 bottles of water from the store. john can only carry 3 at a time. what's the minimum number of trips john needs to

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John needs 13 bottles of water from the store. john can only carry 3 at a time. what's the minimum number of trips john needs to

make to the store?

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Inessa [12.5K] · Answer 1 · 2026-02-20T11:25:57+03:00

The smallest number of trips he must make is 5. Since he can carry only 3 bottles per trip, 5 trips would allow him to transport 15 bottles.
Though it might seem like 4 trips could suffice, as 4 times 3 is 12, that's one bottle short of 13.
Hence, an additional trip is needed to carry the last bottle, totaling 5 trips.