SOLUTION: At Roosevelt High School, 12% of the students belong to the Drama Club. There are 66 students in the Drama Club. How many students are in the school altogether? a) 550 b) 616

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Question 943837: At Roosevelt High School, 12% of the students belong to the Drama Club. There are 66 students in the Drama Club. How many students are in the school altogether?
a) 550
b) 616
c) 792
d) 8
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number of the students in the school altogether
if 12% of the students belong to the Drama Club and there are 66 students in the Drama Club, then 12%=12%2F100=0.12 of x is equal to 66
so, we have
0.12x=66
x=66%2F0.12
x=6600%2F12
x=550
answer is: a) 550