Question

Studies show that 36% of all students enjoy taking morning classes. If 87 students like morning classes, how many total students were surveyed?

Answer 1

Given:

36% of all students enjoy taking morning classes.

The number of students who like morning classes is 87 students.

Required:

We need to find the total number of students.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the total number of students.

`36\text{ \% of x =87}`
`(36)/(100)* x=87`

Multiply both sides of the equation by 100/36.

`(36)/(100)* x*(100)/(36)=87*(100)/(36)`
`x=87*(100)/(36)`
`x=241.67`
`x\approx242`

Final answer:

242 students were surveyed.