Question

The cafeteria ordered whole milk, low-fat milk, and chocolate milk for a school event. Since 40% of the students wanted chocolate milk, they made sure to order 16. How many students are attending the event?

A. 20 students
B. 36 students
C. 40 students
D. 64 students

Answer 1

To find the total number of students attending the event, we use the information that 40% of students wanted chocolate milk, for which 16 units were ordered. By setting up a proportion (0.40 * x = 16), we find that there are 40 students attending, corresponding to option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out the total number of students attending the event, we need to determine the total number based on the amount of chocolate milk ordered. Since 40% of the students wanted chocolate milk and the cafeteria ordered 16 units for those 40%, we can set up a proportion to find out the 100%.

Let the total number of students be x. We can set up the following equation:

0.40 * x = 16

Dividing both sides by 0.40 gives us:

x = 16 / 0.40

x = 40

Therefore, there are 40 students attending the event. The correct answer is option C.