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Christel House DORS is taking a field trip. Some students will travel in cars, which can carry 5 students, and others will travel in vans, which can carry 15 students. The equation 5(2)+15v=100 describes the relationship between the number of vans needed, v, and the number of students going on the trip. Which statement below is true?

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Given,

5(2)+15v=00

where v is the number of vans.

Solving,

15v=90

v=6

Thus the correct answer is 6 vans are needed to transport students.

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