SOLUTION: in my math class 16 students are female. if females represents 60% of the students, how many students are in my class?

SOLUTION: in my math class 16 students are female. if females represents 60% of the students, how many students are in my class?

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Question 838064: in my math class 16 students are female. if females represents 60% of the students, how many students are in my class?
Answer by DrBeeee(684) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let C = total number of students in the class
Then we are given that 60% of C are female and that there are 16 females, so we have
(1) 60% of C = 16 or
(2) 0.60*C = 16 or
(3) C = 16/0.60 or
(4) C = 26.666..
You have a weird class of 26 and 2/3 students!
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