Question

7. There are 442 boy students in Maple Crest 7th grade class. If 15% of the

students are girls, find the total number of students in the 7th grade.

Answer 1

520

Explanation:

If you make it into a proportion where the percent of boys is 85% then you get 85/100=442/w. When you cross multiply you get 85w=44200. Then you simplify and get w=520 so there are 520 students in total