15% of the school parking spaces are handicap spaces. The school has 18 handicap spaces. How many parking spaces are there?

Answer 1

To find the total number of parking spaces in the school, we can use the information given about the handicap spaces.

Let \( x \) represent the total number of parking spaces. According to the problem, 15% of the total parking spaces are handicap spaces, and we know there are 18 handicap spaces. We can set up the equation:

\[ 0.15x = 18 \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \) by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.15:

\[ x = \frac{18}{0.15} \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ x = 120 \]

Therefore, the total number of parking spaces in the school is \( \boxed{120} \).