The 10 students in the Environmental Club represent 4% of the students in the seventh grade. How many students are in the seventh grade?

Question

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Answer 1

To find out how many students are in the seventh grade, we can set up a proportion using the information given:

10 students in the Environmental Club represent 4% of the students in the seventh grade.

Let x be the total number of students in the seventh grade.

Therefore, we can write the proportion as:

10/x = 4/100

To solve for x, we can cross multiply:

10 * 100 = 4x
1000 = 4x

Now, divide both sides by 4 to solve for x:

1000/4 = x
250 = x

Therefore, there are 250 students in the seventh grade.