Question

A bus can hold 24 adults or 30 children. 25 children are already on the bus. What is the greatest number of adults that can still get on the bus.

Answer 1

4 adults

Explanation:

Given that:

Capacity of bus :

Number of children = 30

Number of Adult = 24

Comparing the number of adult to children

Number of adults : number of children

24 : 30

4 : 5

If 25 children are already in the bus ; number of adults who can still get in the bus will be ;

Number of children left to reach maximum capacity = (30 - 25) = 5

Number of adults = [(Ratio of adult to children) * Number of children left]

Number of adults = (4/5) * 5 = 20/5 = 4

Hence, 4 adults can still get on the bus