Question

All students in Ridgewood Junior High School either got their lunch in the school cafeteria or brought it from home on Tuesday. 5% of students brought their lunch. 48 students brought their lunch. How many students in total are in Ridgewood Junior High School?

Answer 1

Let's start by using algebra to solve this problem.

Let's assume that the total number of students in Ridgewood Junior High School is "x". If 5% of students brought their lunch, then 95% got their lunch in the school cafeteria. We can express this as:

0.95x = number of students who ate in the cafeteria

We also know that 48 students brought their lunch. We can express this as:

0.05x = 48

Solving for x, we get:

0.05x = 48
x = 48 / 0.05
x = 960

Therefore, there are 960 students in Ridgewood Junior High School.