The sixth grade class is planning a field trip. 348 students and 18 teachers will be going on the field trip. If each bus holds 48 people, how many buses will they need?
(348+18)/48 = 7.625
so, 8 buses
To find out how many buses will be needed for the field trip, we need to divide the total number of people (students and teachers) by the capacity of each bus.
First, let's calculate the total number of people going on the field trip by adding the number of students and teachers:
Number of students = 348
Number of teachers = 18
Total number of people = Number of students + Number of teachers
Total number of people = 348 + 18 = 366
Now, we need to divide the total number of people by the capacity of each bus to determine how many buses will be needed:
Capacity of each bus = 48
Number of buses needed = Total number of people / Capacity of each bus
Number of buses needed = 366 / 48
To calculate this, we can divide 366 by 48 using long division. The result will be the number of buses needed, and any remainder will indicate if an additional bus is required.
366 รท 48 = 7 R 30
Since there is a remainder of 30, one additional bus will be needed. Therefore, the sixth-grade class will need a total of 8 buses for the field trip.