Question 587487
The state fair is a popular field trip destination. This year the senior class at High School A and the senior clas at High School B both planned trips there. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 8 vans and 8 buses with 240 students. High School B rented and filled 4 vans and 1 bus with 54 students. Every van had the same number of students in it as did the buses. Find the number of students in each van and in each bus
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Equations:
8v + 8b = 240
4v +  b = 54
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Modify:
8v + 8b = 240
8v + 2b = 108
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Subtract and solve for "b":
6b = 132
b = 22 (# of students in each bus)
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Solve for "v":
4v + b = 54
4v + 22 = 54
4v = 32
v = 8 (# of students in each van)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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