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Six teachers at Histogram High School are brand new teachers this year. These teachers represent 15% of the teachers at the school. How many teachers work at Histogram High School?

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15% = 6
6/15 = 0.4
1% = 0.4
100% = 40
40 teachers
User Cengsemihsahin
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Answer:

There are 40 teachers working at the Histogram High School

Explanation:

6/x=15/100

600/15=x

x=40

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