SOLUTION: If 28 students are 80% of the class, how many students are in the class?

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Question 760945: If 28 students are 80% of the class, how many students are in the class?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number of students in the class be x
if 28 students are 80%=0.80 of x, then
0.80x=28
x=28%2F0.80
x=35.......the number of students in the class