Question

In the 2009-2010 school year in country A, there were 92,000 foreign students from country B. This number I 23% more than the number of students from country C. How many foreign students were from country C?

Answer 1

`\approx74796`

Explanation:

GIVEN: In the
`2009-10` school year in country A, there were
`92,000` foreign students from country B. This number is
`23\%` more than the number of students from country C.

TO FIND: How many foreign students were from country C.

SOLUTION:

Total foreign students from country B
`=92000`

let the foreign students from country C be
`x`

As the students from country B is
`23\%` more than the country C

Students from country B

`92000=(123)/(100)x`

`x=(9200000)/(123)`

`x\approx74796`

Hence the number of students from country C are
`74796`