Question

On Monday, 222 students went on a trip to then zoo. All 4 buses were filled and 6 students had to travel in cars. Write an equation where x is the number of students on each bus. How many students were on the bus

Answer 1

54 students

Explanation:

222 - 6 (students that had to travel in cars) = 216

216 / 4 (4 buses) = x

x = number of students on each bus

216 / 4 = 54

x = 54

54 students on each bus

216 students rode the bus, 6 students rode in cars

Answer 2

Explanation:

222-6=216

216÷4=54

so 54 students per bus