Question

Mr.Shipley is in charge of a school trip. 317 students will go on the trip. The school has seven buses and one van. If the van can haul 9 students, how many students will ride on each bus?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets say x students will ride on each bus. So there will be 7x students on 7 buses. and 9 students on the van and the total number of students is 317.

That means

$7x+9=317\\ 7x=308\\ x=\frac{308}{7} =44$

44 students will ride on each bus.