at Lalala Middle School there are 475 students. 36% of the students are in seventh grade. How many students are in seventh grade??
2006-12-11 07:58:43 · 5 answers · asked by C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
36/100 = x/465
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2006-12-11 08:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
36 is to 100 (because % means out of 100) as 475 is to x:
36/100 = 475/x then solve:
x=171
171 students are in 7th grade.
2006-12-11 16:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
36/100 = 475/x
47500 = 36x
x = 171 students
2006-12-11 16:03:25 · answer #3 · answered by Peter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rewrite w/o % sign:
36/100 = x/475
2006-12-11 16:02:10 · answer #4 · answered by S. B. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
g7/total = 36/100
g7 = (36/100)*total , where total is 475
Now just calculate.
2006-12-11 16:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋