SOLUTION: Thirty percent of all the students are in the play. All except for 140 students are in the play. How many students are in the school?

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Question 506277: Thirty percent of all the students are in the play. All except for 140 students are in the play. How many students are in the school?
Answer by xdragonfight(116)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
30%=140 students
60%=280
90%=420
100%=467 or 466

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