A total of 262 students from the fourth grade of the Experimental Primary School went to Meizhou Island for a spring outing. 178 of them crossed the river in a large boat, and the others crossed the river in three small boats. On average, how many people did each small boat take?
实验小学四年级有学生262人到湄洲岛春游，有178人乘大船过河，其他人乘三条小船过河，平均每条小船坐多少人？
<gadget id="calculator">262 - 178</gadget>
<output>84</output>

<gadget id="calculator">84 / 3</gadget>
<output>28</output>

<result>28</result>