SOLUTION: At Jay Street Middle School, 25% of eighth graders wear glasses. If 100 students wear glasses, how many eighth graders are there in total?

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Question 1053102: At Jay Street Middle School, 25% of eighth graders wear glasses. If 100 students wear glasses, how many eighth graders are there in total?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the total amount of students. Then:
.25n=100
n=100/.25=400 total students. ☺☺☺☺