In Saras class, 2/5 of the students ride a bus, and 1/3 ride a car to school. The rest walk to school. Explain how you can find the fraction of students who walk to school. Find the fraction of students who ride a bus or car to school. Draw a diagram and use an equation to find your answer. Find the fraction of students who walk to scool. Draw a diagram and use an equation to find your answer.

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Step-by-step explanation:

In Saras class, [tex]\frac{2}{5}[/tex] of the students ride a bus, and [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] ride a car to school.

The rest

[tex]1-\dfrac{2}{5}-\dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{15-6-5}{15}=\dfrac{4}{15}[/tex]

walk to school (simply subtract from one whole the fractions of students).

The fraction of students who ride a bus or car to school is

[tex]\dfrac{2}{5}+\dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{6+5}{15}=\dfrac{11}{15}.[/tex]

See attached diagram for pictorial representations (red diagram shows the fraction of students who ride a bus, blue - ride a car, green - walk to school)

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