One-third of a school of 750 students rides the bus. What is the ratio of students who do not ride the bus to students who do?

The answer is 2:1. Steps:

You do 750 divide by 3, which is 250
Now you know that 250 is number of kids who do ride the bus
You do 750-250 which equals 500
500 is the kids who don't ride the bus
You do 500:250 then you divide each side by 250 to simplify your equation
Your answer is 2:1

Answered by Porshia | 2024-06-10

The ratio of students who do not ride the bus to those who do is 2:1.

To find the ratio of students who do not ride the bus to students who do, we need to first calculate the number of students that ride the bus. One third of 750 is 250 students (250 = 750 / 3). Therefore, 250 students ride the bus. To find the number of students who do not ride the bus, we subtract the number of students who do ride the bus from the total number of students: 750 - 250 = 500. So, 500 students do not ride the bus.
The ratio of students who do not ride the bus to students who do is therefore 500 to 250, which can be simplified to 2 to 1. To simplify a ratio, you divide both sides by the greatest common divisor of both numbers. In this case, we divide both 500 and 250 by 250 to get 2 to 1. The simplified ratio is 2:1, indicating that for every student who rides the bus, there are two students who do not.

Answered by ShrutiSharma11 | 2024-06-24

The ratio of students who do not ride the bus to those who do is 2:1. This is calculated by determining that 500 students do not ride the bus while 250 do. Therefore, the simplified ratio is 2 to 1.
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Answered by Porshia | 2024-12-26