Question

Two-thirds of the buses in the transit system run on natural gas, and the rest run on diesel. If 738 of the buses run on diesel, how many buses does the transit system have?

Answer 1

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Answer:

2214 buses

Explanation:

Diesel buses constitute 1/3 of the total, so the total number of buses is 3 times the number of diesel buses.

total = 3·738 = 2214

The transit system has 2214 buses.