The students of a school went on a picnic by bus. The number of students in each of x buses was the same. The number of rows of seats in each bus was one more than the number of buses. The number of students who sat on each row of seats was two more than the number of rows of seats in each bus. The expression below shows the total number of students in all the buses:
x(x + 1)(x + 3)

Question

The students of a school went on a picnic by bus. The number of students in each of x buses was the same. The number of rows of seats in each bus was one more than the number of buses. The number of students who sat on each row of seats was two more than the number of rows of seats in each bus. The expression below shows the total number of students in all the buses:
x(x + 1)(x + 3)

anonymous · Answer

How can the total number of rows of seats in all the buses combined be calculated? 

 	
	1. By multiplying x and (x + 1)
	2. By multiplying x and (x + 3)
	3. By adding (x + 1) and (x + 3)
	4. By adding (x + 1) and (x + 2)

mathstudent55 · Answer

x buses
The number of rows of seats in each bus was one more than the number of buses.

mathstudent55 · Answer

There are x buses.
How many rows does each bus have (in terms of x)?

anonymous · Answer

3?

mathstudent55 · Answer

No. Let me try my question again step by step.

The sentence below is from your problem. Read it carefully.
The number of rows of seats in each bus was one more than the number of buses.

mathstudent55 · Answer

There are x buses.
The number of rows in a bus is 1 more than the number of buses.
How many rows are there in one bus?

mathstudent55 · Answer

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