a group of students is meeting in the cafeteria. 70 students have already arrived. this is 35% of the group. how many students are in the group
There would be 200 students in the group.
You can set up a proportion like so:
35%/100=70/x
using cross multiplication, you would get 200
Answer: 200 students
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the total number of students in the group be 'x'.
35% of the group=70 students
According to the question,
35% of x =70
\(\Rightarrow0.35\cdot\ x=70\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\frac{70}{0.35}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\frac{7000}{35}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=200\)
Therefore, there are 200 students in the group meeting in the cafeteria .