Question

all 170 students went on a trip some students rode in cars which hold 4 students each and some students rode in buses which hold 50 students each how many of each type of vehicle did they use if there were 8 vehicles total
They used how many cars and how many buses.

Answer 1

3 buses and 5 cars.

Explanation:

A total of 8 vehicles were used to transport the students. 3x50=150, therefor 3 buses were used. 5x4=20, therefor 5 cars were used. We can check to make sure this is the correct answer by adding 150+20, which gives us a total of 170 kids transported.