Question

24 athletes threw the shot put at a track and field meet. If this was 15/100 of all the athletes in the meet, how many athletes competed in the meet total?

Answer 1

160 athletes

Explanation:

Let the total number of athletes in the meet be x

Given that 24 athletes who threw the shot put at a track and field meet are 15/100 of all the athletes in the meet .

If we write this in mathematical algebraic expression

15/100 of all the athletes in the meet = 24

15/100 * x = 24

=> x = 24*100/15 = 24*100/3*5 = 160

Thus, 160 athletes competed in the meet.