ellowstone National Park is a popular field trip destination. This year the senior class at High School A and the senior class at High School B both planned trips there. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 7 vans and 8 buses with 254 students. High School B rented and filled 14 vans and 9 buses with 347 students. Every van had the same number of students in it as did the buses. How many students can a van carry? How many students can a bus carry?

ellowstone National Park is a popular field trip destination. This year the senior class at High School A and the senior class at High School B both planned trips there. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 7 vans and 8 buses with 254 students. High School B rented and filled 14 vans and 9 buses with 347 students. Every van had the same number of students in it as did the buses. How many students can a van carry? How many students can a bus carry?

Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

4th Edition

ISBN:9781285463247

Author:David Poole

Publisher:David Poole

Chapter2: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section2.4: Applications

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