Question

Thirty-five percent of students at Jones High School ride the bus. Two hundred seventy-three students ride the bus. How many students go to Jones High School?

Answer 1

780 students

Explanation:

Let total students at Jones High School be 'X'

Percentage of students that ride the bus = 35%

Number of students that ride the bus = 273

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35%/X = 273

35/100 * x = 273

X = 273*100/35

X = 780