Mr. ruise reads that 408 students at oakdale middle school take the bus. bus riders represent 60% of the total number of students at the school. mr. ruise wants to know the total number of students at oakdale middle school

The total number of students at Oakdale middle school is 680.

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Given:

Mr. Ruise reads that 408 students at Oakdale middle school take the bus.

Bus riders represent 60% of the total number of students at the school.

Now, to find the total number of students.

Let the total number of students be

Number of students take the bus = 408.

Percent of students represents bus riders = 60%.

So, putting an equation to get the total number of students.

According to question:

60% of = 408.

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Dividing both sides by 0.6 we get:

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The total number of students = 680.

Therefore, the total number of students at Oakdale middle school is 680.

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