For a fieldtrip 4 students ride in cars and the rest filled 9 buses how many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip

Question

For a fieldtrip 4 students ride in cars and the rest filled 9 buses how many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip

Answer 1

Let b = students in each bus. Here's what we know:

9b + 4 = 472 (all the students in the 9 busses plus the 4 in cars equals 472)

Subtract 4:

9b + 4 - 4 = 472 - 4

9b = 468

Divide by 9:

9b / 9 = 468 / 9

b = ⁴⁶⁸/₉

Complete that division, and you'll have your answer.

Answer 2

Hello Emma

 

Out of 472 student, 4 of them rode in cars.

 

The # of students who rode in buses = 472 - 4 = 468.

 

# of remaining students / # of buses = # of students per bus

 

468 / 9 = 52 students in each bus