Question

There are 42 students on a large bus and the rest are on a smaller bus if 40% of the student are on a smaller bus how many totel students are on the two buses

Answer 1

The total number of students on the two buses is 70.

Let's denote the total number of students as T. According to the information given:

- 40% of students are on a smaller bus.

- 100% - 40% = 60% of students are on the large bus.

We know there are 42 students on the large bus. We can set up an equation to find the total number of students:

`\[ 60\% \text{ of } T = 42 \]`

0.6T = 42

Now, solve for T:

`\[ T = (42)/(0.6) \]`

T = 70

So, the total number of students on the two buses is 70.