The airport shuttle bus needs to take 3,722 people from the terminal to the parking garage. The shuttle bus can take 15 passengers on each trip. How many passengers will the shuttl... The airport shuttle bus needs to take 3,722 people from the terminal to the parking garage. The shuttle bus can take 15 passengers on each trip. How many passengers will the shuttle bus take on its last trip?
Understand the Problem
The problem describes a real-world scenario where a shuttle bus with a limited capacity needs to transport a large group of passengers. We need to determine how many passengers will be on the shuttle bus's final trip.
Answer
15
Answer for screen readers
15 passengers
Steps to Solve
- Determine how many full trips the bus will make.
To find this, we need to divide the total number of passengers by the bus capacity and round down to the nearest whole number. This will tell us how many trips the bus makes with a full load. $$ \frac{387}{62} \approx 6.24 $$ Since we need to round down to the nearest whole number, the bus will make 6 full trips.
- Calculate the number of passengers transported in the full trips.
Multiply the bus capacity by the number of full trips. $$ 62 \times 6 = 372 $$ So, 372 passengers will be transported in the 6 full trips.
- Calculate the number of passengers remaining for the final trip.
Subtract the number of passengers transported in the full trips from the total number of passengers. $$ 387 - 372 = 15 $$ Therefore, there will be 15 passengers on the final trip.
15 passengers
More Information
In real-world applications, shuttle bus services consider factors like passenger flow, peak hours, and route optimization to efficiently manage transportation.
Tips
A common mistake is to round the result of the division in step 1 incorrectly. It's important to round down to determine the number of full trips. Rounding up would imply the bus can carry more than its capacity on those trips.
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