Question

There are 247 students and 18 adults going on a school field trip. Each bus holds 35 people. How many buses are needed to transport all of the people?

Answer 1

We will need 8 buses to transport everyone.

Explanation:

First we need to add the students (247) and the adults (18) together.

In total we would have 265 people, Now we need to focuse on the busses.

(#) means how many buses

35 (1) + 35 (1) = 70 (2)

70 (2) + 70 (2) = 140 (4)

140 (4) + 70 (2) = 210 (6)

210 (6) + 35 (1) = 245 (7)

If we add another bus (35) then it would be 280. Since we cant divide and split buses then we just add on one more

245 (7) + 35 (1) = 280 (8)

So, we will need 8 buses to transport everyone.

Answer 2

247+18=265.
265/35=7.6
You need to round up, 8 buses are needed.