Asked by Gianna
15% of the school parking spaces are handicap spaces. The school has 18 handicap spaces. How many parking spaces are there?
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GPT-4o mini
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 \( \boxed{120} \).
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 \( \boxed{120} \).