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If 50% of the students in your class like chocolate cake, how many students are in your class if 16 students like chocolate cake?

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Answer:

32 students

Explanation:

First you would double 16 because 50% is half of 100% (the whole class).

16x2=32.

32 would represent the whole class.

User Sean E
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Answer:

32

Explanation:

The number of students in my class=100/50×16

=2×16=32

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