while walking outside on a field trip 75%, or 27, of the students in the class wore jackets. Find the number of the students in the entire class

Answer 1

To find the number of students in the entire class, we can use the equation:

\( \text{Number of students wearing jackets} = \text{Total number of students} \times \text{Percentage of students wearing jackets} \)

Let's denote the total number of students as \( x \). We are given that 75%, or 27 students, wore jackets. We can write this equation as:

\( 27 = x \times 75\% \)

To find the value of \( x \), we need to convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100:

\( 27 = x \times 0.75 \)

Now we can solve for \( x \):

\( x = \frac{27}{0.75} \)

\( x = 36 \)

Therefore, there are 36 students in the entire class.