SOLUTION: if 30% of the students population in a school is 150, what is the total population in the school

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Question 1162019: if 30% of the students population in a school is 150, what is the total population in the school
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Let x be the total population of the students at the school.


Then 30% of the population is 0.3x.


Therefore, from the condition, you have this equation


    0.3x = 150.


To solve it. divide both sides by 0.3.


In this way, you will get


    x = 150%2F0.3 = 1500%2F3 = 500.


ANSWER.  There are 500 students at the shcool.

Solved.