A school shuttle is designed to carry either 20 teachers or 30 students at maximum capacity. On a certain trip, 14 teachers are already on board. How many students can still be accommodated without exceeding the shuttle’s limit?
(a) 10
(b) 17
(c) 8
(d) 9

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A school shuttle is designed to carry either 20 teachers or 30 students at maximum capacity. On a certain trip, 14 teachers are already on board. How many students can still be accommodated without exceeding the shuttle&rsquo;s limit?
(a) 10
(b) 17
(c) 8
(d) 9

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

1 teacher = 30/20 = 1.5 students
14 teachers = 14 &times; 1.5 = 21 student-equivalent
Total student capacity = 40 students
Remaining = 40 &ndash; 21 = 9​ students

Hence, option d is correct.

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A school shuttle is designed to carry either 20 teachers or 30 students at maximum capacity. On a certain trip, 14 teachers are already on board. How many students can still be accommodated without exceeding the shuttle’s limit? (a) 10 (b) 17 (c) 8 (d) 9