SOLUTION: In a school,0.6 of the total number of children have had chickenpox,while 162 children have not had chickenpox. What is the enrolment of the school?

Question 983465: In a school,0.6 of the total number of children have had chickenpox,while 162 children have not had chickenpox. What is the enrolment of the school?
Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The given condition means that 162 children are exactly 0.4 of the total number of children in the school.

Therefore, the total number of children is = 405.

Answer. The total number of children in the school is = 405.
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