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12 buses bring a total of 420 people to the Alharbra in Granada, Spain. Each bus carries the same number of people. How many people were on each bus? Write and solve an equation to find p, the number of people on each bus.

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Final answer:

To determine the number of people on each of the 12 buses that brought a total of 420 people, the total number of people is divided by the number of buses, resulting in 35 people per bus.

Step-by-step explanation:

Finding the Number of People on Each Bus

To find the number p of people on each bus, we can set up a simple division equation. Since 12 buses bring a total of 420 people, we divide the total number of people by the number of buses to find out how many people were on each bus. The equation to represent this situation is:

p = 420 ÷ 12

Solving this equation, we get:

p = 35

Therefore, there were 35 people on each bus.

User Chella
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The equation to solve for p....[12p = 420]
Then divide both sides by 12.
And your answer....[p = 35]
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