Fifth graders are going to camp.There are 172 students and 15 chaperones.If each bus can hold 55 people,how many buses will be needed for the trip?

Question

This is not making sense to me(I'm in the 5th and my math teacher doesn't like me)

Answer 1

Hello Jazariah,

When completing word problems, read them at least 2 times. Next, read the question carefully to understand what you need to solve. In reading word problems ONLY concentrate on the information needed to solve the problem. Good luck!

I would use the KWL strategy to solve this problem.

K. What I know

W What Do I Want To Know

L What I Learned

Hello Jazariah,

When completing word problems, read them at least 2 times. Next, read the question carefully to understand what you need to solve. In reading word problems ONLY concentrate on the information needed to solve the problem. Good luck!

I would use the KWL strategy to solve this problem.

K. What I know

W What Do I Want To Know

L What I Learned

K

There are172 students

15 chaperones

each bus holds 55 people 3 buses will be needed

W

How many buses will be needed for the trip?

L

172 students

+15 chaperones

187 total people

182/55 = 3.4

4 buses needed for the trip