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your school is planning a field trip to the zoo there are two different bus school bus company a has a $35 rental fee plus $5 for each Student Bus Company B has a $95 rental fee plus $3 for each student how many students would need to go in order for the bus to cost the same from both companies

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To make the cost the same 30 students would need to go.
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Answer:

With 30 students, both plan would be equal.

Explanation:

We know that Bus A has a $35 rental fee plus $5 for each student, this can be expressed as


\$35+\$5x

Where
x represents students

Also, we know that Bus B has a $95 rental fee plus $3 for each student, this can be expressed as


\$95+\$3x

To find the number of students to both plans be equal, we have to equal both expression and solve for
x as follows


35+5x=95+3x\\5x-3x=95-35\\2x=60\\x=(60)/(2)\\ x=30

Therefore, with 30 students, both plan would be equal.

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