The sixth-graders at Meadowbrook Middle School are going on a field trip. The 325 students and adults will ride in school buses. Each bus holds 48 people. How many school buses are needed?

we need ##7## busses to transport ##325## travelers.

This is a relatively simple math question if we break it down.

The numbers may seem overwhelming, but if we simplify them we see that it is quite easy to solve.

If I told you that a motorcycle could hold 2 people, and there were 4 of you, you would probably easily calculate that you need 2 motorcycles.

What you did, possibly without even realizing it, is algebra. You said you needed 2 because ##4/2 = 2## or number of people/capacity of vehicle = number of vehicles needed

So using the numbers given:

##325 / 48 =## number of vehicles needed

number of vehicles needed ##= 6.77##

Since we don't want to leave anyone behind, and since we cannot take ##.77## of a bus, we will need to round up. So we need ##7## busses to transport 325 travelers.