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Question 1203499: The entire freshman class of Wannago High School is going on a field trip. The number of buses needed is a function of the number of people going. The school bus company has buses that can hold 36 passengers, and there will be two adults per bus.
How many buses will be needed for 232 students?
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The entire freshman class of Wannago High School is going on a field trip.
The number of buses needed is a function of the number of people going.
The school bus company has buses that can hold 36 passengers, and there will be two adults per bus.
How many buses will be needed for 232 students?
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n buses and (36-2) = 34 students per bus give this inequality
34n >= 232.
The minimal possible integer n is n >= = 6.82.
so the minimal possible integer n should be 7.
CHECK. 34*7 = 238, which is more than 232, so n = 7 is the solution.
ANSWER. The minimal possible number of buses is 7.
