Question

There were 275 students who rode the bus which represents 60% of school enrolment how many students enrolled

Answer 1

458 (or 459 if you overestimate)

Explanation:

Let's work backwards. we know that the 275 students are 60% of the total students enrolled, which we'll denote with x. Therefore:

0.6x = 275

Now divide both sides by 0.6 to get the answer:

x = 458.3

You can't have .3 students, so the answer is either 458 or 459 students, depending on if you want to over or underestimate.

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