Question
On school spirit day, 234 students wore school colors. This number represents 78% of the total number of students. What is the total number of students?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the total number of students, we can set up the equation based on the information given. We know that 234 students represent 78% of the total number of students.
Let \( x \) be the total number of students. According to the problem, we can write the equation:
\[
0.78x = 234
\]
To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides of the equation by 0.78:
\[
x = \frac{234}{0.78}
\]
Now we calculate:
\[
x = 300
\]
Thus, the total number of students is \( \boxed{300} \).
Let \( x \) be the total number of students. According to the problem, we can write the equation:
\[
0.78x = 234
\]
To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides of the equation by 0.78:
\[
x = \frac{234}{0.78}
\]
Now we calculate:
\[
x = 300
\]
Thus, the total number of students is \( \boxed{300} \).