Question

Three-quarters of the students that Maria surveyed stated that they liked to sleep in on Saturday morning. If 24 of the students said they liked to sleep in, how many students did Maria survey?

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

Answer 2

Therefore, Maria surveyed 32 students.

To solve this equation

Let us denote the total number of students that X polled. Three-quarters of the pupils (3/4)*X, or twenty-four, are known to prefer sleeping in.

As a result, we can construct the equation:

(3/4) * X = 24

The number of students surveyed, X, can be solved for as follows:

Multiply the equation's two sides by 4:

4 * ((3/4) * X) = 4 * 24

Simplify:

3X = 96

Divide both sides by 3:

X = 96 / 3

Solve for X:

X = 32