Question

A group of students and teachers are going on a field trip. One-ninth of the group will fit on 1/3 of a school bus. How many buses are

needed to transport the entire group?

Answer 1

Answer: 3 buses

Explanation:

a group of students and teachers are going on a field trip. one ninth of the group will fit on 1/3 of a school bus how many buses are needed to transport the entire group

1/9g = 1/3b

We want to find g, so we multiply each side through by 9

g = 9/3b

Simplify:

g = 3b, so we need 3 buses