On Monday 92 students brought their lunch to school, which represents 46% of the total number of students that ate. How many total students ate on Monday ?

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Lhcgeneva · Answer 1 · 2023-09-30T13:22:01+0000

92 students represent 46%. To find how many students represent 100%, we can use the next proportion:

$\frac{92\text{ students}}{x\text{ students}}=\frac{46\text{ \%}}{100\text{ \%}}$

Solving for x,

$\begin{gathered} 92\cdot100=46\cdot x \\ (9200)/(46)=x \\ 200=x \end{gathered}$

200 students ate on Monday