SOLUTION: There are 1506 enrolled at Green middle school if 85% of those students ride the bus how many do not ride the bus

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Question 1196980: There are 1506 enrolled at Green middle school if 85% of those students ride the bus how many do not ride the bus
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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    100%-85% = 15%  do not ride.


    The number of those who do not ride is  0.15*1506 = 225.9,

    which I must round to 226.