A group of students are traveling to Six Flags. One bus has 15 fewer than 2.5 times as many students as the other bus. Write an equation to find the total number of students.
So, I was wondering if
x = (n x 2.5) - 15, is correct?
If the number on one bus is n, then the number on the other bus is (2.5n - 15).
You need to consider the number from both buses to get the total.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
To find the equation that represents the total number of students, you need to consider both buses. Let's assume the number of students in one bus is 'x.'
The other bus has 15 fewer than 2.5 times as many students as the first bus. This means the number of students in the second bus can be expressed as 2.5x - 15.
To find the total number of students, you add the number of students in both buses:
Total number of students = x + (2.5x - 15)
Simplifying the equation, we get:
Total number of students = 3.5x - 15
So, the correct equation to find the total number of students is:
Total number of students = 3.5x - 15