On Monday, 334 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 8 buses were filled and 6 students had to travel in cars. How many students were in each bus.

Question

X is how many students were in each bus

Answer 1

If "n" is the number of students on a bus, then 8n is the number of students on 8 buses and 8n + 6 is the total number of students who went. So an equation that models this is:

8n + 6 = 334

To solve, subtract 6 from both sides to get:

8n = 328

Then divide both sides by 8 to get:

n = 41

There are 41 students on each bus.