Question

Fifty-six students in a gymnastics club participated in the last fundraiser.Find the total number of students in the gymnastics club if 80%of the students in the club participated in the fundraiser

Answer 1

The total number of students in the gymnastics are 70.

Explanation:

Given:

Fifty-six students in a gymnastics club participated in the last fundraiser.

In the gymnastics club 80% of the students in the club participated in the fundraiser.

Now, to find the total number of students in the gymnastics.

Let the total number of students be
`x.`

Number of students participated in the club = 56.

Percent of students participated in the club = 80%.

According to question:

`80\%\ of\ x=56`

`(80)/(100) * x=56`

`0.8* x=56`

Dividing both sides by 0.8 we get:

`x=70.`

Therefore, the total number of students in the gymnastics are 70.