Uppose you have traveled to a faraway place where the base of the number system is 37. (the inhabitants of that country are fond of prime numbers.) so it has 37 symbols in place of our 10 digits, but otherwise it works just like the decimal system. expressed in that system, p has

question: how many people can she serve?

answer: she can serve 16.66666667 people. so she can only give 16 people a complete serving.

question: does she have enough ice cream for her guests?

answer: no. explanation: she only has enough for 16 people to have a full serving. however, she can give a 17th person a partial serving.