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a survey conducted in a school showed that 65% of the students walked to school. The remaining students took buses to school. The ratio of students who took school buses to those who took public buses was 4:3. There were 360 more students who walked than took buses. How many students took public buses to school. Explain what and why you did what you did.

Answer 1

a survey conducted in a school showed that 65% of the students walked to school. The remaining students took buses to school. The ratio of students who took school buses to those who took public buses was 4:3. There were 360 more students who walked than took buses. How many students took public buses to school. Explain what and why you did what you did.

Answer 2

This means 35% used buses. 3+4=7, so 20% took school buses while 15% took public buses. 65%-35%=30% who mean the difference, so 30% is 360. You ask what is 15% -- that's half of that difference, or 180.