Question

650 of those surveyed said their favorite color was blue. if 65% of the students surveyed said their favorite color was blue, how many students were surveyed in total?

Answer 1

let X be the value of the total students

`(65)/(100) * x = 650 \\ \\ (65x)/(100 ) = 650 \\ if \: w \:e \: crossmultipl \\ 65x = 65000 \\ x = 65000 / 65 \\ x = 1000`