SOLUTION: Karen found that 30% of the faculty had not turned in their midterm grades. If 18 faculty did not turn in midterm grades, how many total faculty were there?

Question 588365: Karen found that 30% of the faculty had not turned in their midterm grades. If 18 faculty did not turn in midterm grades, how many total faculty were there?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = number of faculty members total.

30% of x = 18

0.3x = 18

x = 18/0.3

x = 60

So there are 60 faculty members total.
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