SOLUTION: In a school,0.6 of the total number of children have had chickenpox,while 162 children have not had chickenpox. What is the enrolment of the school?
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Question 983465: In a school,0.6 of the total number of children have had chickenpox,while 162 children have not had chickenpox. What is the enrolment of the school? Answer by ikleyn(52791) (Show Source):
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The given condition means that 162 children are exactly 0.4 of the total number of children in the school.
Therefore, the total number of children is = 405.
Answer. The total number of children in the school is = 405.