Question

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?

Answer 1

15% = 6
6/15 = 0.4
1% = 0.4
100% = 40
40 teachers

Answer 2

There are 40 teachers working at the Histogram High School

Explanation:

6/x=15/100

600/15=x

x=40