Question

Jameson Middle School gives bottles of water to teachers and students who are going on a field trip. The school orders 500 bottles of water. They plan to give 35 bottles of water to teachers. They ordered at least 2 bottles of water for each student. How many students could be going on the field trip? Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer:

up to 232

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = number of students

The number of bottles for the students is 2x since they give 2 bottles per student.

2x + 35 = 500

2x = 465

x = 232.5

Answer: 232