SOLUTION: Thirty percent of the students in a mathematics class recieved an "A". If 18 students recieved an "A", which of the following represents the number of students in th class?

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Question 1020837: Thirty percent of the students in a mathematics class recieved an "A". If 18 students recieved an "A", which of the following represents the number of students in th class?
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Thirty percent of the students in a mathematics class received an "A". If 18 students received an "A", which of the following represents the number of students in the class?
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30% = 0.3.

0.3*x = 18.

Hence, x = 18%2F0.3 = 60.

Answer. There are 60 students in the class.