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75% of the students are boys. There are 24 boys. What is the total number of students?

User Xidgel
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Answer: 32

Explanation:

We can write the problem like this:


(75)/(100)x=24

Then, we can multiply 100 to the equation:


75x=2400

Now, we can divide 2400 and 75:


x=32

Now we can conclude that the amount of students is 32.

User David Kim
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there are 32 students.
User Hung
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