Final answer:
By setting up a proportion where 40% is equivalent to 20 students, we solve for x and find that the total number of students on the field trip is 50 students.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks us to determine the total number of students on a field trip knowing that 40% of them love the museum, and this corresponds to 20 students.
To solve this problem, we will set up a proportion:
- Let x represent the total number of students on the field trip.
- Since 40% of the students love the museum, we can express this as 0.40 * x = 20.
To find x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.40:
x = 20 / 0.40
x = 50
Therefore, the total number of students on the field trip is 50 students.
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