Given:
Number of passengers seated in the roller coaster = 21
Empty seats = 3
Number of cars in roller coaster = 4 (each with the same number of seats)
To find:
An equation that can be used to determine the number of seats in each car.
Solution:
Let s be the number of seats in each car.
Total number of seats in 4 cars = 4s
Using the given information,
Total number of seats = Occupied seated + Empty seats
= 21 + 3
= 24
Now, the required equation is
[tex]4s=24[/tex]
Therefore, the required equation is [tex]4s=24[/tex].
Divide both sides by 4.
[tex]s=\dfrac{24}{4}[/tex]
[tex]s=6[/tex]
Therefore, the number of seats in each car is 6.
