Question

Because of a flu epidemic, 36 students are absent. If this is 1/6 of the school's population, what is its total

population?
A
6
B
42
C
186
D
216

Answer 1

The answer is 186 or 216

Explanation:

Because if you multiply 36 times 6 you get an answer in the hundreds

So the answer is 186

Answer 2

Answer D; 216, because if 36 is only 1/6 of the population, then multiply 36 by 6 and you have 6/6 or one whole of the population which is 216 because 36x6=216.