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A dance school has 70 salsa dancers. If 14% of the total number of dancers in the school are salsa dancers, what is the total number of dancers in the school?
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A dance school has 70 salsa dancers. If 14% of the total number of dancers in the school are salsa dancers, what is the total number of dancers in the school?

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500 dancers
You divide 70 by 14 and the times it by 100 to find the total.
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14% = 0.14

70 / 0.14 = 500

500 total dancers

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