Question
The 9 students in the Environmental Club represent 25% of the students in the seventh grade. How many students are in the seventh grade?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the total number of students in the seventh grade, we can use the information that 9 students represent 25% of the total seventh-grade students.
Let \( x \) be the total number of seventh-grade students. According to the problem, 25% of \( x \) is equal to 9 students. We can express this mathematically as:
\[
0.25x = 9
\]
To solve for \( x \), divide both sides by 0.25:
\[
x = \frac{9}{0.25}
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
x = 9 \div 0.25 = 9 \times 4 = 36
\]
Therefore, the total number of students in the seventh grade is \( \boxed{36} \).
Let \( x \) be the total number of seventh-grade students. According to the problem, 25% of \( x \) is equal to 9 students. We can express this mathematically as:
\[
0.25x = 9
\]
To solve for \( x \), divide both sides by 0.25:
\[
x = \frac{9}{0.25}
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
x = 9 \div 0.25 = 9 \times 4 = 36
\]
Therefore, the total number of students in the seventh grade is \( \boxed{36} \).