Question

Mr. Meyer is planning a sixth-grade field trip to Washington, D.C. He divides his students evenly between 9 chaperones. Each chaperone will lead a group of 8 students.
Let s represent the total number of students going on the field trip. Which equation models the problem?
8s=9
s
9
=8
Solve this equation to find the total number of students going on the field trip.
students

Answer 1

To model the problem, we need to establish the relationship between the number of students (s) and the number of chaperones (9), given that each chaperone leads 8 students.

From the problem statement, we know:
- Each chaperone handles 8 students.
- There are 9 chaperones.

Thus, the total number of students can be expressed as:
\[ s = 8 \times 9 \]

This simplifies to:
\[ s = 72 \]

Therefore, the equation that models the problem is:
\[ s = 8 \cdot 9 \]
or equivalently:
\[ s = 72 \]

The total number of students going on the field trip is **72 students**.