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Algebra practice question

A bus can carry at most 40 passengers, and 27 are already on board. How many more passengers can board?

Answer: 13

27 + p ≤ 40 gives p ≤ 13.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 14
14 would make 41, over the limit.
If you answered 40
40 is the capacity.
If you answered 67
67 adds instead of subtracting.

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