Thirty students rode on the school bus in the morning. The maximum number of students who could fit on the bus was 1 1/3 times that number of students. The same bus was 5/8 full during the afternoon trip. a. Determine the total number of students who rode the bus that day during the morning and afternoon trips combined.

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 Thirty students rode on the school bus in the
morning. The maximum number of students who
could fit on the bus was 1 1/3
times that number of
students. The same bus was 5/8
full during the
afternoon trip.
a. Determine the total number of students
who rode the bus that day during the
morning and afternoon trips combined.

b. The total number of students who rode the
bus during that one day represented what
percent of the total capacity the bus could
have transported that day? Round the
answer to the closest hundredth.

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