Question

For a field trip, 29 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. how many students were in each bus if 551 students were on trips?

Answer 1

58 students were in each bus

Explanation:

First, you'd have to subtract 29 from 551. This gives you 522. Then, you'd simply have to divide 522 by 9. 5 cannot go into 9 so we drag down the 2, 9 can go into 52 5 times. Then, you'll be left with 7, so you bring down the last digit, 2. 9 goes into 72 exactly 8 times.