Question

A school district transported a total of 409 students and teachers to a zoo in buses and vans.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of buses and y be the number of vans.

We know that there are 5 more buses than vans, therefore, we can set up:

$x=y+5$

Since a bus transports 55 people and a van transports 12 people, therefore, we can set up:

$55x+12y = 409$

Now lets solve the above two equations together by substitution

$55(y+5)+12y = 409\\\\55y+275+12y=409\\\\67y+275=409\\\\67y=409-275\\\\67y=134\\\\y=2,x=2+5=7$

Total number of students and teachers who rode to the zoo in buses$=55*7=385$

Total number of students and teachers who rode to the zoo in vans$=12*2=24$

Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is C

Step-by-step explanation: