if there are 380 females students in a class, and male students take up 60% of the class, how many total students are in the class?
380/0.6 = 633??
I propose that we assume 40% of the students are female.
0.4 x = 380
x = 380/0.4
To find the total number of students in the class, we need to consider that there are 60% male students and 40% female students.
Let's assume the total number of students in the class is "x".
Given that there are 380 female students, we can find the number of male students by subtracting 380 from the total number:
x - 380
According to the question, male students make up 60% of the class. This means that the number of male students is 60% of the total number of students:
0.6 * x
Now we can set up an equation:
0.6 * x = x - 380
To solve this equation, we can simplify it:
0.6x = x - 380
Subtracting x from both sides:
0.6x - x = -380
Simplifying further:
-0.4x = -380
Dividing both sides by -0.4:
x = -380 / -0.4
Calculating the value of x:
x = 950
Therefore, the total number of students in the class is 950.