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There are 50 students going on the band field trip. They are planning on using two methods of traveling. They will use cars that can hold 5 students each and vans that can hold 7 students each. Let x represent the number of cars used and let y represent the number of vans used . Which of the following equations would be used to represent the situation?

A. x + y = 50
B. 5y = 7x + 50
C. 5x - 7y = 50
D. 5x + 7y = 50

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Answer:

The answer is D

Step-by-step explanation:

Total # of student going field trip = 50 students

From the question, we know that they are planning to use two methods of traveling: car and van.

We also know that x represents the number of cars used and y represents the number of vans used.

We also know that cars can hold 5 students each and vans can hold 7 students each.

So the equation will be 5x+7y = 50. The answer is D.

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