A school trip uses a 42-seater coach (excluding the driver’s seat).
36 students, 3 teachers and 3 parents go on the coach.
Each student pays £4.25 towards the cost of the coach. Each parent pays twice as much
as a student pays. The teachers travel for free.
The coach company charges £195 for the trip.
a Show that the money paid by the students and parents is not enough to pay for the
coach.
b How much should each teacher pay so that the cost of the coach is covered exactly?
c On the day of the trip, 8 students are ill and they get their money back. The
passengers on the coach share the extra cost equally. What is the extra payment for
each passenger?