The senior classes at High School A and High School B planned separate trips to New York City. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 9 vans and 9

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Two schools, A and B, rent 9 vans and 9 cars for their students

each van can take 30 students. each car can take 8 students

There are a total of 300 students in School A, 70 in school B, for a grand total of 372 students

Will they all fit?

30 x 9 = 270 students in the 9 vans

8 x 9 = 72 students in the 9 cars

for a total of 270+72 = 342

372 - 342 = 30 students won't have transportation

they need to rent one more van or leave 30 students behind

or depending on the rental prices of the vans and cars, they could also rent 4 more cars, 3 would be full and the 4th with room for 2 more students.

but the problem says "separate" trips to New York.

That means all 300 of A's school's students will be in separate vans or cars. 30 x 10 vans would transport them all

8 x 9 cars would transport all 70 students from high school B