Question 675393

if {{{30}}}% of the students at a school play on a sports team, means there are  {{{30}}}% athletes at school

so, if {{{x}}} students at a school, than {{{(30/100)x=288}} are athletes; so, we have

{{{0.3x=288}}}

{{{x=288/0.3}}}

{{{x=960}}}..........the number of students at a school