SOLUTION: On a math test, 12 students earned an A. This number is exactly 25% of the total number of students in the class. How many students are in the class?

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Question 28829: On a math test, 12 students earned an A. This number is exactly 25% of the total number of students in the class. How many students are in the class?
Answer by xcentaur(357) About Me  (Show Source):
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number of students = 12
12 is what percent of the total class? = 25%


12 -> 25%
x -> 100%


cross multiply,
x=12*100/25=48 students
hence total 48 students in the class


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