The number of pupils in a school rises by 8%. There used to be 850 pupils. how many are there now?

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Answer: There are 918 pupils now.

• Rise in percentage:

$\dashrightarrow \: { \tt{(100 \% + 8\%) = 108\% }}$

• let current number of pupils be n

${ \tt{n}}\dashrightarrow \: { \tt{108\% * 850}} \\ \\ { \tt{n = (108)/(100) * 850}} \\ \\ { \tt{n = 918 \: pupils}}$

Nisanth Sojan answered Mar 20, 2022

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