Question

Collins Middle School has 272 sixth grade students. If the sixth grade is 40% of the total school, how many students are in the middle school?

Answer 1

680 students

Explanation:

40%= 272

100%= 100÷40 ×272=680

Therefore, there are 680 students in the middle school.

Answer 2

total no of student is 6800

Explanation:

40% of x=272

x=272*100/4

x=27200/4

x=6800