For a field trip 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine buses. How many students were in each bus if 472 students and chaperones were on the trip?

the answer is 52 in each bus.

4 students rode in a car means 472-4=468

if 468 students were divided into 9 buses then 472÷9=52

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step-by-step explanation:

take the logarithm of both sides (the base of the log doesn't matter):

apply the exponent property - this says that :

distribute the log terms on both sides:

group like terms together:

divide through both sides by the coefficient on :

you can do some additional rewriting here using the properties of the logarithm to simplify things if you like: