At McCord Middle School, 300 students rode their bike or walked to school. This is 60% of the total student body. How many students attend McCord Middle School?

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18,000 students
18,000 students

360 students
360 students

500 students
500 students

180 students

Answer 1

To find out how many students attend McCord Middle School, we can set up the equation based on the information given. We know that 300 students represent 60% of the total student body.

Let \( x \) be the total number of students at McCord Middle School. We can express this as:

\[ 0.6x = 300 \]

To solve for \( x \), divide both sides by 0.6:

\[ x = \frac{300}{0.6} \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ x = 500 \]

So, the total number of students attending McCord Middle School is \( 500 \) students.

Therefore, the answer is:

500 students