when is 9 = 15.2 - 0.537x
9 = 15.2 - 0.537x
-15.2 -15.2 subtract 15.2 from both sides
-6.2 = -0.537x
/-0.537 /-0.537 divide -0.537 from both sides
11.55 = x or 12 feet round to nearest whole foot
i believe that equals 8,if i am wrong,i am sorry
According to the question statement, the total sum of students is 221, which includes the students that ride on bus and the students that ride in a van.
The students that ride in a van are five, the students that ride on bus are 6 times s which is the product of the number of buses and the number of students that are on each bus.
Write all this information into an equation, this way:

Now, solve the equation for s to find the number of students that are on each bus.

There are 36 students on each bus.