Question

2/9 ​ of the students in a school are in sixth grade. How many students are in the school if 54 of them are sixth graders?

Answer 1

243

Explanation:

Let s be the number of students in the school

2/9 of the students are in 6th grade

2/9 *s = 54

Multiply each side by 9/2

9/2 * 2/9 * s= 54 * 9/2

s =243