Question

There are 54 students on a school bus. The number of high school

students is 3 more than twice the number of middle school students.
How many of high schoolers are on the bus? State your answer in a
sentence.

Answer 1

Answer: there are 37 high school students on the bus

Explanation:

h+m=54 total number of students

h= 2m+3 total number of HS students

2m+3+m=54 Substitute 2m+3 in for h

3m+3=54

3m=51

m=17

h+17=54

h= 37