SOLUTION: 331 students went on a field trip. six buses were filled and seven students traveled in cars . How many students were in each bus?

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Question 903089: 331 students went on a field trip. six buses were filled and seven students traveled in cars . How many students were in each bus?
Found 2 solutions by Stitch, ewatrrr:
Answer by Stitch(470) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let B = number of students per bus
331+=+6B+%2B+7
Subtract 7 from both sides
324+=+6B
Divide both sides by 6
highlight%2854+=+B%29
There were 54 students on each bus.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28331-7%29%2F6+= 54 students in each bus