School A has 8 vans and 8 buses with 240 students. School B has 4 vans and 1 bus with 54 students.

Question

Each van has the same number as buses. Find the number in each van and each bus

Answer 1

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School A uses 8 vans and 8 busses to transport 240 students; school B uses 4 vans and 1 bus, having identical passenger capacities as the vans and busses at school A, to transport 54 students. What are the capacities of the vans and busses?

 

From school A: 8V + 8B = 240 which we can simplify to V+B = 30 where V & B are van & bus capacities

From school B:                                                                4V+B=54

Subtracting the top equation above from the bottom:    3V       = 24 so V=8 and thus B=24