SOLUTION: Hendonism was pandemic as .87 of the students were hedonists. If 1914 students were hedonists how many students were there in all?

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Question 122201: Hendonism was pandemic as .87 of the students were hedonists. If 1914 students were hedonists how many students were there in all?
Answer by rajagopalan(174)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.87 of the students were hedonists=1914
87 % of students =1914
then 1% of students=1914/87=22
So Total Students =100%= 22*100=2200

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