SOLUTION: I don't understand this problem... "An average school bus holds 45 people. Sketch a graph between the number of students who need bus transportation and the number of buses req

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Question 382706: I don't understand this problem...
"An average school bus holds 45 people. Sketch a graph between the number of students who need bus transportation and the number of buses required. Be sure to label the axes."
Can anyone help me please?
Thank you!
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose there are x students and y buses. Then the equation is modeled by
y = ceiling (x/45)
where ceiling(x) is the smallest integer greater than or equal to x.