A tape diagram. There are 65 students out of 100 students who ride the bus. There are question mark students out of 800 students who ride the bus.

65% of the 800 students at North High School ride the bus. How many students ride the bus?

100 multiplied by
is equal to 800.
65 multiplied by
is equal to
.

out of
students ride the bus.

1 answer

To solve the problem step by step, let's break it down using proportions given in the context:

Given Information:

  • 65 students out of 100 students ride the bus.
  • We need to find out how many students ride the bus out of 800 students.
  • We know that 65% of the students at North High School ride the bus.

Step 1: Calculate the number of students who ride the bus out of 800.

To find the number of students that ride the bus out of 800, we can calculate 65% of 800:

\[ \text{Number of students who ride the bus} = 0.65 \times 800 \]

\[ \text{Number of students who ride the bus} = 520 \]

Conclusion:

A total of 520 students ride the bus out of 800 students at North High School.

Filling Out the Statements:

  • 100 multiplied by 8 is equal to 800.
  • 65 multiplied by 8 is equal to 520.
  • 520 out of 800 students ride the bus.