Question

A school ends the year with 651 students. This is a 5% increase from the start of the school year.

Use the drop-down menus to build an equation that could be used to find the number of students, n, that were at the school at the start of the school year.
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Answer 1

ANSWER:

n = 1.05n divided by 105 times 100

OR

n = (the number of students at the END of the school year) divided by 105 times 100

WORKING OUT:

1.05n = 651 students
1n = 651/105 times 100 = ANSWER

Answer 2

651-n/n=0.05

the amount of change/original amount=percent change as a decimal