Question

Eighteen students decide they don't want to be

rescued and want to continue to live in the
jungle. If this represents 40% of the students,
how many students want to be rescued?

Answer 1

*Answer is 27*

x= total number of students in the jungle

18 40
— = ——
X 100

Cross multiply to get 1800/40 so x=45

45 is the total number, if 18 don’t want to be rescued that means the rest (45-18= 27) want to be rescued.

Answer 2

27

Explanation:

There are 45 students in total and 18 want to continue living in the jungle

45-18=27