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For an upcoming school field trip, there must be one adult supervisor for every five children.

If the bus seats 40 people, how many children can go on the trip?

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Answer: 32 Childrens maximum I think

Step-by-step explanation: I believe it is 32 because there will be 8 adults for every 32 children (ratio 1 adult:5 children) then convert the ratio to ?adult: availaible seats (40) so multiply by 8 since 5×8 equals 40 and 8×1 equals 8 but the adults have their spots too so 40-8=32

User Amir Naor
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the answer is 30, i did 6(the number of kids and adult combined) times 6( the highest number i could get to without going over the limit 40) hope this helped
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