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Chloe gave out a survey to some students in her school about their favorite color. 219 of those surveyed said their favorite color was purple. If 73% of the students surveyed said their favorite color was purple, how many students were surveyed in total?

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Answer:

300 students

Explanation:

Divide the 219 by 0.73.

This gets 300 students.

Finding a percent of something is multiplying, find the total number from a percent is dividing.

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