Question

45% of the students who take part in a creative writing competition are boys. If 135 boys take part in the competition, find the total number of students who take part in the competition

Answer 1

300

Explanation:

let the total number of students be x

45% of x is 135

that is

=(45/100)*x=135

0.45x=135

x= 135/0.45

x= 300students

Therefore the total number of students is 300