SOLUTION: There is a total of 500 students grades 1-5 in an elementary school. Calculate the total number of students in 1st grade if there is 17%

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Question 1077595: There is a total of 500 students grades 1-5 in an elementary school. Calculate the total number of students in 1st grade if there is 17%
Found 2 solutions by amfagge92, ikleyn:
Answer by amfagge92(93)   (Show Source):
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500*17/100=85
85 students

Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source):
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    - Percentage problems
    - Percentage word problems (Type 1 problems, Finding the Part)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 2 problems, Finding the Rate)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 3 problems, Finding the Base)
    - More complicated percentage problems
    - Problems on percentage that lead to unexpected results
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