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if the survey, 9/25 of students ride the bus to school and 19/50 walk to school. what fraction of students ride the bus or walk to school

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1. \(\dfrac{9}{25}\) of students ride the bus to school. Note that

\(\dfrac{9}{25}=\dfrac{9\cdot 2}{25\cdot 2}=\dfrac{18}{50}.\)

2. \(\dfrac{19}{50}\) of students walk to school.

3. The fraction of students that ride the bus or walk to school is

\(\dfrac{18}{50}+\dfrac{19}{50}=\dfrac{18+19}{50}=\dfrac{37}{50}.\)

Answer: the fraction of students that ride the bus or walk to school is \(\dfrac{37}{50}.\)