Question

A local high school has 1250 students in grades 9 through 12. Twenty-eight percent of the students in the school are in the ninth grade. One-half of the ninth-grade students ride the bus to school. How many ninth-grade students ride the bus?

Answer 1

Answer:175

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Turn 28% into a decima: 0.28

2. Multiply 1250 by 0.28 to get the amount of ninth grade students:350

3. Half the amount of ninth grade students:175