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in Marlas school 6/15 of the students do not ride the bus to school. of these students 5/9 walk to school. what fraction of the students in Marlas school walk to school?

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Answer:

The fraction of the students that walk in in Marla's school  is equal to [tex]\frac{2}{9}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x------> the total students in Marla's school

we know that

The number of students that not ride the bus is equal to

[tex]\frac{6}{15}x\ students[/tex]

The number of students that walk to the school is equal to

[tex]\frac{6}{15}x*\frac{5}{9}=\frac{2}{9}x\ students[/tex]

therefore

The fraction of the students that walk in in Marla's school  is equal to [tex]\frac{2}{9}[/tex]