Question

15% of the parking spaces at a school are reserved. The school has 12 reserved spaces. How many parking spaces are there in total?

Answer 1

80

Explanation:

12/x = 15/100

cross multiply

1200/15x; 1200/15 =80

x=80

Answer 2

Answer: 76

Explanation:

well, we know that 15% of the X is 12, so we first use 6 15%, which is 90% 6X12=72. next, we would use 12/3, which is 4. 72+4=76.