Question

On Monday, 237 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 4 buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were in each bus?

Answer 1

There were `58` students in each bus.

Explanation:

Total number of students `= 237`

Number of students who travelled by car `=5`

`:.` Number of students who travelled by bus `=237-5=232`

Presuming the buses to have the same capacity, and knowing that there were four buses, the number of students in each bus can be expressed as:

`x=232 -: 4`

`x=58`