Question

A roller coaster has four cars each with the same number of seats. these are 21 passengers seated in the roller coaster, but 3 seats are empty. write an equation that can be used to determine the number of seats in each car, s
what would that be as an algebraic expression? ​

Answer 1

Given:

Number of passengers seated in the roller coaster = 21

Empty seats = 3

Number of cars in roller coaster = 4 (each with the same number of seats)

To find:

An equation that can be used to determine the number of seats in each car.

Solution:

Let s be the number of seats in each car.

Total number of seats in 4 cars = 4s

Using the given information,

Total number of seats = Occupied seated + Empty seats

                                   = 21 + 3

                                   = 24

Now, the required equation is

$4s=24$

Therefore, the required equation is $4s=24$.

Divide both sides by 4.

$s=\dfrac{24}{4}$

$s=6$

Therefore, the number of seats in each car is 6.