the number of buses and vans are required to accommodate the 142 people.
Answer to Problem 24PPE
The number of buses and number of vans are 2, 4.
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The school field trip is planned for 142 people.
Consider the total number of people is
Consider the number of passengers accommodated in bus alone is
Consider the number of passengers accommodated in van alone is
The trip uses the 6 drivers and 2 vehicles.
Formula used:
Show the standard form for linear equations in two variables is
Here
Calculation:
Find the number of vehicles by linear equations as follows:
Find the number of passengers by linear equations as follows:
Solve the above equation to find the number of vehicles as follows:
Find the number of vans
Hence, the number of buses and number of vans are 2, 4.
Conclusion:
Thus, the number of buses and number of vans are 2, 4.
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