Question

40% of a school's enrollment is girls. On a certain day, 80% of the girls are present, and there are 816 girls present. What is the school's total enrollment?

1. 2550

2. 1020

3. 2040

4. 261

5. None of the above

Answer 1

To find t he total number of girls in the school divide the number of girls present by the percentage present.

816 / 0.8 = 1020

There are a total of 1020 girls.

Now to find the total enrollment, divide the total number of girls by the percentage of girls total:

1020 / 0.40 = 2550

There are a total of 2550 students.