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155 students are going on a field trip. Each bus can carry 42 students. If every bus except the last one carry's as many students as possible, how many students will he last bus carry

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3 buses x 42 = 126... So the final bus will carry 155-126=29 students.... Mental Math.
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29 because 3 times 42= 126. So 155-126=29. The last bus will carry 29 students.
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