Question

Mrs. Conley asks her class what kind of party they want to have to celebrate their excellent behavior. Out of all the students in the class, 555 want an ice cream party, 777 want a movie party, 101010 want a costume party, and the rest are undecided.

If 20%20%20, percent want an ice cream party, how many students are in the class?

Answer 1

let 'x' represent the total number of students in the class

5 = 20% of x

0.20x = 5 divide both sides by 0.20

x = 25 students

there are 25 students in the class.

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