SOLUTION: if a bus contain 48 seats and the ratio of students and supervisor is 1:5 so now what is the total number of students and supervisor are in the bus (we have just one bus no matter
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Question 972752: if a bus contain 48 seats and the ratio of students and supervisor is 1:5 so now what is the total number of students and supervisor are in the bus (we have just one bus no matter if some seats are empty)
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The way you have stated this problem, there are 5 supervisors
for each student.
St=number of students; Su=number 0f supervisors=5(St)
St+Su=48 Substitute for Su
St+5(St)=48
6(St)=48 Divide each side by 6
St=8 There were 8 students
Su=5(St)=5(8)=40 There were 40 supervisors.
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