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Jan won 51.9% of the votes in the race for school secretary. She received 415 votes. About how many students are in the school?
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Jan won 51.9% of the votes in the race for school secretary. She received 415 votes. About how many students are in the school?
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Jan won 51.9% of the votes in the race for school secretary. She received 415 votes. About how many students are in the school?
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mental way:
415 / 51.9 * 100 = 800 students in the school.
detailed way:
x is the amount of students in the school.
51.9% * x = 415
(divide both sides by 51.9% (or 0.519))
x = 800 students
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