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

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Question 477288: On a math test, 12 students earned an A. This is exactly 25% of the total number of students in the class. How many students are in the class?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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12 = .25x, where x is the number of students in the class

Multiply both sides by 4.

48 = x

48 students in the class.