Question

The third and fourth grade teachers are planning a trip for their classes to the zoo there are 173 third grader and a 124 fourth grader Each seat on the bus fits three students which expression represents the closest estimate of the number of seats on the buses that are needed for the students

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Answer 1

The answer would be something like:

(173+124)/3=99

Given that there are 173 third graders and 124 fourth graders, what we would need to do is find the total which would be equal to 297 students.

Then because each seat on the bus fits 3 students, we divide the total by 3 to get the estimated number of seats needed, which gives 99.

So, 173 + 124 = 297 students

297/3 = 99 seats