Daily Math Challenge

Time Medium Grade 3-5

A bus route takes 45 minutes. If it departs every 20 minutes, how many buses could be on the route at the same time?

Answer
3 buses

How to solve it

1
Route duration: 45 minutes
2
Departure interval: 20 minutes
3
Number of buses: 45 ÷ 20 = 2.25, round up to 3 buses

Hints

Divide route duration by departure interval

Round up since you need whole buses

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