your school is planning to bring 193 people to a competition at another school. there are eight drivers avialable and 2 types of vehicles buses and minivans. the school buses seat 51 people each, and thw minivan 8 people each.
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To figure out how many buses and minivans are needed for a school to bring 193 people to a competition at another school, you can follow these steps:
1. Start by determining the maximum number of people each type of vehicle can transport.
- Each school bus can seat 51 people.
- Each minivan can seat 8 people.
2. Divide the total number of people (193) by the seating capacity of each type of vehicle to find out the minimum number of vehicles needed to transport everyone.
- Divide 193 by 51 (the seating capacity of a school bus): 193 ÷ 51 = 3.78.
This means that you would need at least 3.78 school buses to transport everyone if you round up.
- Divide 193 by 8 (the seating capacity of a minivan): 193 ÷ 8 = 24.13.
This means that you would need at least 24.13 minivans to transport everyone if you round up.
3. Consider the availability of drivers.
- You have 8 drivers available.
- Both buses and minivans require a driver.
4. Determine the optimal number of buses and minivans to use, considering the availability of drivers.
- Since a fraction of a bus or minivan is not feasible to use, you can only have whole numbers of vehicles.
- Start by assigning all the available drivers to buses since each bus requires one driver.
- If the number of available drivers is less than the number of buses needed (3.78 buses rounded up to 4), then you would have to use fewer buses and more minivans.
- In this case, since you have 8 drivers available, you can assign 4 drivers to 4 buses.
- This leaves you with 4 drivers remaining.
- Then use the remaining drivers to assign additional minivans.
- Each minivan requires one driver, so you can assign the remaining 4 drivers to 4 minivans.
- Therefore, you would need 4 buses and 4 minivans to transport the 193 people, given the available resources.
Note: The number of buses and minivans may vary based on the rounding method used and any additional constraints or preferences determined by your school.