Question

On Monday 316 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 6 buses were filled and 4 students had to travel in cars. write and evaluate an expression in terms of X to determine how many students were in each bus

Answer 1

The number of students on each bus is;

`52`

And the expression is;

`6X+4=316`

Step-by-step explanation:

Let X represent the number of students on each bus.

Assuming the buses were filled with the same number of students.

Given that all 6 buses were filled and 4 students had to travel in cars.

We can write the expression as;

`6X+4`

Equating to the total number of students;

`6X+4=316`

Solving for X;

`\begin{gathered} 6X+4=316 \\ 6X=316-4 \\ 6X=312 \\ \text{divide both sides by 6;} \\ (6X)/(6)=(312)/(6) \\ X=52 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the number of students on each bus is;

`52`