Answer: 4 adults are needed to accompany 32 students.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: School requires 1 adult to accompany every 8 students on a field trip.
The number of adults are needed to accompany 32 students = [tex]\dfrac{32}{\text{Number of students accompanied by an adult}}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{32}{8}\\\\=4[/tex]
Hence, 4 adults are needed to accompany 32 students.