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Of the 24 students in gregs class, 3/8 ride the bus to school. how many students ride the bus?

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9 students ride the bus
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Answer:

9 students ride the bus.

Explanation:

Given: The total number of students in gregs class is 24 and
(3)/(8) ride the bus to school.

To find how many students ride the bus;

Let x be the number of student ride the bus.

Proportional is simply a statement that the two ratios are equal.

It can be written in two ways i.e,
(a)/(b) = (c)/(d) or


a : b :: c :d

Then, as per the given conditions;

x : 24 = 3 : 8 or


(x)/(24) = (3)/(8)

Multiply both sides by 24 we get;


(x)/(24) * 24 =(3)/(8) * 24

Simplify:

x = 9

Therefore, the student ride the bus is, 9




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