Question

The mogul runners ski club planned a trip to park city. of the total number of club members, 13 signed up to go. if this is 26% of the club, how many members does the ski club have? a) 26 members

b) 3 members
c) 50 members
d) None of the above

Answer 1

To find the total number of members in the ski club, a proportion is used where 26% corresponds to 13 members, leading to the calculation of the entire membership, which is found to be 50 members.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking to calculate the total number of members in the ski club based on the percentage that signed up for a trip to Park City. We are told that 13 members represent 26% of the club's total membership. To find the total number of members, we can set up a proportion where 26% (or 0.26 in decimal form) is to 13 members as 100% is to the total number of members (which we'll call x).

The proportion is 0.26 / 13 = 1 / x, which can be solved for x by cross-multiplication:

0.26x =
`13 * 1`

x = 13 / 0.26

x = 50

Therefore, there are 50 members in the ski club.