A school is planning a field trip for 300 students. They are renting buses and vans. Each bus can hold 40 students, and each van can hold 10 students. The total capacity needed is 300 students. The equation represents this situation, where is the number of buses and is the number of vans. Which of the following is the best interpretation of in this context?
The number of buses rented.
The number of students each bus can hold.
The total number of students transported by buses.
The total number of students on the field trip.