Question

According to the school survey,12% of the students at redwood junior high school speak Spanish. There are 36 students at the school who speak Spanish.How many students were surveyed?

Answer 1

let x be the no. of students who were surveyed.

from question, we have,
12% of x = 36
=> (12/100) × x = 36
=> x = (36×100)/12
=> x = 300
Therefore 300 students were surveyed