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A volleyball league has 18 players that can spike the ball with their left hand. This represents 30% of the students in the league.What is the total number of students in this league?

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Answer:


60\text{ students}

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to get the total number of players in the league

From the question, 30% can spike the ball with their left hand

Let the number of students in the league be S

30% of this number is 18

Mathematically:


\begin{gathered} (30)/(100)* S\text{ = 18} \\ 30S\text{ = 18}*100 \\ S\text{ = }(18*100)/(30) \\ S\text{ = 60} \end{gathered}

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