Question

A school uses less than 16 buses to take students on a field trip. If each bus can hold 62 students, which inequality could be used to determine the maximum number of students, x, the school takes on the field trip?

1) x < 16 * 62
2) x > 16 * 62
3) x ��� 16 * 62
4) x ��� 16 * 62

Answer 1

The correct inequality to determine the maximum number of students that can be taken on a field trip using less than 16 buses is x < 16 * 62.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks you to determine the inequality to find the maximum number of students, x, that can be taken on a field trip using less than 16 buses, with each bus holding 62 students. To find the maximum number of students, we can multiply the number of buses by the number of students each bus can hold. Since the school uses less than 16 buses, we need an inequality that represents a number that is less than the product of 16 and 62.

The correct inequality is therefore:

x < 16 * 62

This inequality means that the maximum number of students, x, is less than the product of 16 buses and 62 students per bus.