To find the unit rate of passengers per bus, you divide the total number of passengers by the number of buses.
Given:
- Total passengers = 48
- Number of buses = 2
The calculation is as follows:
\[ \text{Passengers per bus} = \frac{\text{Total passengers}}{\text{Number of buses}} = \frac{48}{2} = 24 \]
So, there are 24 passengers per bus.