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A sports club has 21 basketball players. If 12% of the total number of members in the club are basketball players, what is the total number of members in the club?
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A sports club has 21 basketball players. If 12% of the total number of members in the club are basketball players, what is the total number of members in the club?

User Nomesh Gajare
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175 members in the sports club

User Instead
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x=total number of members.
12% of x=21
12%=12/100=0.12
We can suggest this equation:
0.12x=21
x=21/0.12
x=175

Answer: there are 175 members in this sports club.
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