SOLUTION: Out of 2400 480 come to school by car and 1080 by bus. What percentage of students come to school neither by bus nor by car

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Question 984938: Out of 2400 480 come to school by car and 1080 by bus. What percentage of students come to school neither by bus nor by car
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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the total in shcoll is 2400
The total of puplils arriving by car aor bus is 400%2B1080+=+1480
What percentage arrive some other way than car or bus?
NumberOtherThanCarOrBus+=+2400+-+1480+=+920
Percent is %28Part%2FWhole%29+%2A+100
%28920%2F2400%29+%2A+100+=+38.33
38.33% arrive by some other method than car or bus