Question

Every seventh-grade student at Martin Middle School takes one world language class.

One-tenth of the seventh-grade students take French. Eighteen seventh-grade students take French.

Which equation represents s, the total number of seventh-grade students at the middle school?

Answer 1

s = 180

Explanation:

s is the total number of seventh-grade students

1/10s take French which is 18

1/10s = 18

s = 18(10)

s = 180