Question

Mr. Ruise reads that 408 students at Oakdale middle school take the bus. Bus riders represent 60% of the total number of students at the school. Mr. Ruise wants to know the total number of students at Oakdale middle school

Answer 1

The total number of students at Oakdale middle school is 680.

Explanation:

Given:

Mr. Ruise reads that 408 students at Oakdale middle school take the bus.

Bus riders represent 60% of the total number of students at the school.

Now, to find the total number of students.

Let the total number of students be
`x.`

Number of students take the bus = 408.

Percent of students represents bus riders = 60%.

So, putting an equation to get the total number of students.

According to question:

60% of
`x` = 408.

⇒
`(60)/(100) * x=408`

⇒
`0.6* x=408`

Dividing both sides by 0.6 we get:

⇒
`x=680.`

The total number of students = 680.

Therefore, the total number of students at Oakdale middle school is 680.