To transmit information on the internet, large files are broken into packets of smaller sizes. Each packet has 1,500 bytes of information. An equation relating packets to bytes of information is given
by b = 1,500p where p represents the number of packets and b represents the number of bytes
of information
Type the answers in the boxes below.
1. How many packets would be needed to transmit 30,000 bytes of information?
30,000 packets
2. How much information could be transmitted in 30,000 packets?
bytes
3. Each byte contains 8 bits of information. Write an equation to represent the relationship between
the number of packets, p and the number of bits, 2.