75 students are absent today. This is 10% of the students enrolled at the school. How many students are enrolled at the school?
To find out how many students are enrolled at the school, we can use the information that 75 students are 10% of the total.
Let's denote the total number of students as "x".
We can set up the following equation:
10% of x = 75
To solve this equation, we need to convert 10% to a decimal by dividing it by 100:
0.10x = 75
Next, we can isolate "x" by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.10:
x = 75 / 0.10
Evaluating the right side of the equation gives:
x = 750
Therefore, there are 750 students enrolled at the school.
To find out the number of students enrolled at the school, we need to set up a proportion.
Let's denote the number of students enrolled at the school as "x". We know that 75 students are absent, which is 10% of the total number enrolled.
We can set up the proportion as:
75 (absent students) / x (total students) = 10% (or 0.10 as a decimal)
To find the value of x, we can cross-multiply and solve for x.
75 / x = 0.10
Cross-multiplying:
75 = 0.10 * x
Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.10:
75 / 0.10 = x
750 = x
Therefore, there are 750 students enrolled at the school.