45% of the students who take part in a creative writing competition are boys. If 135 boys take part in the competition, find the total number of students who take part in the co…

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Dafi · Answer 1 · 2021-12-17T22:26:12+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

let the total number of students be x

45% of x is 135

that is

=(45/100)*x=135

0.45x=135

x= 135/0.45

x= 300students

Therefore the total number of students is 300