There are 180 students at Oaktown Middle School who play instruments. This is 60% of the total number of students.(a) Draw a double number line that can be used to find the total number of students at the school.(b) What is the total number of students at the school?□ students
Q. There are 180 students at Oaktown Middle School who play instruments. This is 60% of the total number of students.(a) Draw a double number line that can be used to find the total number of students at the school.(b) What is the total number of students at the school?□ students
Draw double number line: (a) To draw a double number line, we mark one line with percentages and the other with the number of students. We know that 60% corresponds to 180 students, so we can mark these on our lines.
Find total number: (b) To find the total number of students, we use the proportion:60%=180 students100%=Total number of studentsLet's call the total number of students 'T'. We can set up the equation:10060=T180
Solve for total: Now we solve for 'T':60T=180×100T=(180×100)/60T=18000/60T=300
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