Question

This year’s school population in Waterloo is 135 percent of last year’s school population. This year’s student population is 756. How many students did the school have last year?

Answer 1

Answer:560

Explanation:

Let a be the number of students the school have last year

135% of a=756

135/100 x a=756

135a/100=756

Cross multiplying we get

135a=756 x100

135a=75600

Divide both sides by 135

135a/135=75600/135

a=560