Question

There are 412 students and 20 teachers taking buses on a trip to a museum. Each bus can seat a maximum of 48. Which inequality gives the least number of buses, b, needed for the trip? A) b ≥ 12 B) b ≥ 9 C) b ≤ 9 D) b ≤ 12

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B. $b\geq 9$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

b------> the number of buses

we know that

$48b\geq (412+20)$ -----> inequality that represent the situation

Solve for b

$48b\geq 432$

$b\geq 432/48$

$b\geq 9$

Answer 2

Answer:

The Answer is B.) b ≥ 9

Step-by-step explanation: