Question

There are 36 boys in Mr. Rodriguez's math class. If 60% of the students are boys, how many students are in Mr. Rodriguez math class?

Answer 1

The answer is 60 students

Answer 2

*There are 36 boys in Mr. Rodriguez's math class and they represent 60% of the class.

To determine how many students are in the math class, we can use the definition of percent which is represented by the following expression:

`\text{Total}\cdot\frac{\text{percent}}{100}=\text{Equivalent number to the percent}`

Since we know the equivalent number to the percent (36 boys) and the percent that it represents (60%), we can isolate the variable total:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total}=(36\cdot100)/(60) \\ \text{Total}=60\text{ students} \end{gathered}`

There are 60 students in Mr. Rodriguez's math class.