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On Monday, 220 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4 buses were filled and 8 students had to travel in cars. How many students were in each class and what is the algebraic equation to this?

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If you would like to know how many students were in each class, you can calculate this using the following steps:

4 buses * x + 8 students = 220 students
4 * x + 8 = 220
4 * x = 220 - 8
4 * x = 212 /4
x = 212 / 4
x = 53

53 students were in each bus.
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