SOLUTION: In the Senior Class, one-fifth of the students are enrolled in mathematics. Find the number of students in the senior class if 87 are enrolled in mathematics.

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Question 53466: In the Senior Class, one-fifth of the students are enrolled in mathematics. Find the number of students in the senior class if 87 are enrolled in mathematics.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/5=.2 then .2*87=17.4 or 17 students out of 87 are enrolled in math.