Question

on a field trip, there will be 1 chaperone for every 11 students. a bus has room for 60 passengers. principal rodriguez wants to know how many chaperones and students to assign to each bus. y = 11x complete the table to show the number of students for each number of chaperones. chaperones (x) students (y) 3 33 4 44 5 55 6 66 which equation represents the total number of chaperones and students when a bus is full? y = 60x, x = 60y, x + y = 60, x - y = 60

Explanation:

Step1: Define Variables

Let \( x \) be the number of chaperones and \( y \) be the number of students.

Step2: Analyze Total Passengers

A bus holds 60 passengers, which is the sum of chaperones (\( x \)) and students (\( y \)). So the equation is \( x + y = 60 \).

Step3: Eliminate Other Options

• \( y = 60x \): Implies students are 60 times chaperones, incorrect.
• \( x = 60y \): Implies chaperones are 60 times students, incorrect.
• \( x - y = 60 \): Implies chaperones minus students is 60, incorrect.

Answer:

\( x + y = 60 \)