Question

In a school ,0.6 of the total number of children have had chickenpox, while 162 children have not had chickenpox. What is the enrollment of the school?

Answer 1

The enrollment of the school is 405.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the enrollment of the school, we need to first determine the total number of children. We are given that 0.6, or 60%, of the total number of children have had chickenpox, while 162 children have not had chickenpox. Let's represent the total number of children as 'x'.

Total number of children who have had chickenpox = 0.6x

Total number of children who have not had chickenpox = 162

We can set up an equation to represent this:

0.6x + 162 = x

Solving this equation gives us:

0.4x = 162

x = 162 / 0.4

x = 405

Therefore, the enrollment of the school is 405.