Question

I keep coming up with answer 48​

Answer 1

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Answer:

Choice B, 24 adults

Discussion:

From the attachment we see that 4 buses are full (they hold 4 * 40 = 160 passengers as each bus can hold 40 people) and the 5th or last bus was 4/5 full. That means the 5th bus had 4/5(40) = 160/5 = 32 passengers. So the total number of passengers on all buses is

(4 * 40) + 32  = 192

Since 1/8 of all passengers are adults,  (1/8) 192, or 24, passengers are adults. This is Choice B

Thank you,

MrB