There are 29 known students that have dimes. Other students were asked if they had dimes but we're not recorded. It is known that 12.5% of the students had one dime.

Find the total number of students.

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Lucia Durham

Mathematics

27 April, 02:07

There are 29 known students that have dimes. Other students were asked if they had dimes but we're not recorded. It is known that 12.5% of the students had one dime.

Find the total number of students.

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Cinnamon · Answer 1

232 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of students be X

Known students that have dimes = 29.

Percentage of class that has one dime = 12.5%

Therefore, 12.5% of X = 29

So, 12.5/100 * X = 29

0.125 * X = 29

X = 29 * 0.125 = 232 students

There are 29 known students that have dimes. Other students were asked if they had dimes but we're not recorded. It is known that 12.5% of the students had one dime.Find the total number of students.

There are 29 known students that have dimes. Other students were asked if they had dimes but we're not recorded. It is known that 12.5% of the students had one dime.

Find the total number of students.