Question

There were 442 students at Deerlake Middle School who voted on a theme for the spring carnival. Those who voted represent 76% of the entire student population. About how many students attend Deerlake Middle School?

A. 106
B.336
C.582
D.1842

Don't just guess. :p

Answer 1

Option C is correct.

Explanation:

Number of students of Deerlake middle school that voted = 442

Percentage of student that voted = 76%

Let x be the total number of student.

According to the Question,

`(76)/(100)* x=442`

`x=442*(100)/(76)`

`x=582`

Therefore, Option C is correct.