SOLUTION: There are 2880 married students on campus. If this represents 28% of all students, what is the total number of students?

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Question 1071959: There are 2880 married students on campus. If this represents 28% of all students, what is the total number of students?
Answer by ikleyn(52921) About Me  (Show Source):
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The condition says

0.28x = 2880.


It implies x = 2880%2F0.28 = 10285.71.


It is nonsense, of course, to have decimal number of people, but it is because of your data.


You may round it and to get the answer 10286 or any . . . .

On percentage, see the lessons
    - Percentage problems
    - Percentage word problems (Type 1 problems, Finding the Part)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 2 problems, Finding the Rate)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 3 problems, Finding the Base)
    - More complicated percentage problems
in this site.