Daily Review 8-3

Question

Of of the 64 students in grade five, 3/8 of them either walk or ride a bike to school. the rest take a bus. How many fifth graders take a bus to school?

Answer 1

We can reason that since 3/8 walk or bike to school, then 5/8 take the bus (since 1 whole - 3/8 = 5/8). Therefore, we want to determine what 5/8 of 64 total students is.

5/8 of 64 = 5/8 x 64 = (5 x 64)/8 = 320/8 = 320÷8 = 40

So 40 fifth graders ride the bus