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to get ready for a field trip, students and adults were put into groups. for every 8 students in a group , there were 3 adults. in total, in all the groups, there were 48 students. how many adults were also on the field trip.

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There were 18 adults on the field trip. See, since 8x6=48, and there are 3 adults in each group, and there are 6 groups, there are 18 adults (6x3=18)
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