Question

There are 412 students and 20 teachers taking buses on a trip to a museum. Each bus can seat a maximum of 48. Which inequality gives the least number of buses, b, needed for the trip? A) b ≥ 12 B) b ≥ 9 C) b ≤ 9 D) b ≤ 12

Answer 1

The Answer is B.) b ≥ 9

Explanation:

Answer 2

Option B.
`b\geq 9`

Explanation:

Let

b------> the number of buses

we know that

`48b\geq (412+20)` -----> inequality that represent the situation

Solve for b

`48b\geq 432`

`b\geq 432/48`

`b\geq 9`