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. x: number of chaperones y: number of students which equation shows the relationship between the number of students and the number of chaperones? y + 1 = x + 11, y = 11x, x + 1 = y + 11, x = 11y

Explanation:

Step1: Relate variables to given ratio

The problem states 1 chaperone for 11 students. If $x$ = chaperones, $y$ = students, then students are 11×chaperones.

Step2: Match to equation

This relationship translates to $y = 11x$.

Answer:

$y = 11x$