Question

On the high school football team 62.5% of the players are juniors and seniors if there are 11 juniors 19 seniors on the team find the total number of players

Answer 1

n = 48

the total number of players is 48

Explanation:

Given;

Number of juniors = 11

Number of seniors = 19

Percentage of juniors and seniors in the football team = 62.5%

Total number of juniors and seniors in the team = 11+19 = 30

Let n represent the total number of players in the team;

30 = 62.5% of n

30 = 0.625n

n = 30/0.625

n = 48

the total number of players is 48

Answer 2

There are a total of 48 players on the football team

Explanation:

Let the total number of players on the high school football team be x

If 62.5% of the players are either seniors and juniors, it implies that 62.5% of x are seniors and juniors.

Total number of seniors and juniors are 11 +19 = 30

mathematically, this can be given as

`(62.5x)/(100)=30`

cross multiplying, we have x =
`(3000)/(62.5)` = 48

Hence there are a total of 48 players on the football team