Question
All students in Ridgewood Junior High School either get their lunch in the school cafeteria or brought it from home on Tuesday. 10, percent10% of students brought their lunch. 4848 students brought their lunch. How many students in total are in Ridgewood Junior High School?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let \( x \) be the total number of students in Ridgewood Junior High School. According to the information provided, 10% of the students brought their lunch, and the problem states that 48 students brought their lunch.
We can set up the equation based on the percentage:
\[
0.10x = 48
\]
To find \( x \), we can solve the equation by dividing both sides by 0.10:
\[
x = \frac{48}{0.10}
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
x = 48 \times 10 = 480
\]
Thus, the total number of students in Ridgewood Junior High School is
\[
\boxed{480}
\]
We can set up the equation based on the percentage:
\[
0.10x = 48
\]
To find \( x \), we can solve the equation by dividing both sides by 0.10:
\[
x = \frac{48}{0.10}
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
x = 48 \times 10 = 480
\]
Thus, the total number of students in Ridgewood Junior High School is
\[
\boxed{480}
\]