Question

The track team will need a large bus and a small bus to travel to the track meet. The large bus can carry 85 passengers and the small bus can carry 51 passengers. What percent of the track team will ride on the small bus?
a 34%
b 37.5%
c 60%
d 51%
e 136%

Answer 1

85 + 51 = 136 passengers

136 passengers             51 passengers
-----------------------         ------------------------
      100%                 =         37.5 %                                SF= 2.666

ANSWER: 37.5 of the track team will be on the small bus. The answer is B.