SOLUTION: Hey, I can't figure out this problem... "On Monday, 383 students went on a field trip. All 9 buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were on each

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Question 930176: Hey, I can't figure out this problem... "On Monday, 383 students went on a field trip. All 9 buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were on each bus?"
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, lezalonzo:
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

students
buses each filled with students

students had to travel in cars

if you subtract car-riders: you got number of students traveling in bus


..............students were on each bus
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Answer by lezalonzo(2)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
42 there was 383 subtract 5 students that are going in cars then you get 378 students... Divide the 9 buses..and you get 42 students for each bus..
378÷9=42

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