standard_description: Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem; understand that a variable can represent an unknown number, or, depending on the purpose at hand, any number in a specified set.
problem_activity: Your school's office manager surveyed the entire sixth grade to find out what transportation students use to get to school. She determined that the ratio of students who took the bus to students who walked to school to students who got a ride was 5:3:2.
If 27 students walked to school, how many students are in the sixth grade? Draw a tape diagram and use it to show your answer.


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