For a fourth grade trip, there are 18 chaperones. There are 16 times as many students as chaperones going on the trip. The buses can hold 60 people. How can you divide students evenly among 7 buses?

We can divide the students evenly among 7 buses by using

(16*number of chaperones) / 7

16*18/7 = 288/7

≅ 41 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of chaperones = 18 (given)

Number of students = 16 times number of chaperones = 16*18

Number of students = 288

There are 7 buses and students have to be shared equally.

Number of students in the seven buses = 288

Number of students in each bus = 288/7 = 41.14

Since number of students have to be a whole number, we round off to the nearest whole number.

Therefore, the number of students in each bus ≅ 41