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There are 240 students going on a field trip. Each school bus can hold 48 students. Complete the equation to show which operation to use and how many school buses are needed. Then complete the sentence to explain your reasoning

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Answer:

5

Explanation:


User Wagner Leonardi
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Since I assume the question is from the middle school level, I won't use some functions like ceiling function.

If you calculate 240/48, you will get 5 without any remainder, which means if you get 5 buses, it can exactly take all 240 students.
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