So first, I would assign the small van a variable for how many people it can hold, or x.
So since it makes two trips,
2x
And since the other van can hold six more people,
2x + x + 6
And 57 people are transported:
3x + 6 = 57
We can then solve.
3x = 57 - 6
3x = 51
x = 17
So since we now know a small can hold 17 people, and we know that the larger van has 6 more seats, we can just say
17 + 6 = 23
So the large van has 23 seats.
X=5 is the answer for this problem
The cross section is going to be a rectangle. It was sliced parallel to its base, so the cross section is going to be the same shape as the base.
