Question

In a school of 900 students, 46% of the students walk to school and 35%

travel by bus. The rest travel by other means.
What percentage of the students travel by other means?
Work out how many students use each mode of transport to school.
A Parish Council budgeted $500 000 for refuse removal. At the end of the
year they worked out that they had spent 135% of the amount budgeted.
How much did they spend on refuse removal?

Answer 1

19% travel by other means.

414 students walk to school.

315 students take the bus to school.

171 students travel by other means.

They spent $675,000.

Explanation:

100 - (46 + 35) = 19

900 * 0.46 = 414

900 * 0.35 = 315

900 * 0.19 = 171

500,000 * 1.35 = 675,000