the number of students at Maria's school decreased to 98% of last years number. currently, there are 1,170 students . how many students were there last year? round to the nearest whole number.

0.98x = 1,170

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To find the number of students last year, we can use the given information that the current number of students is 98% of last year's number, and the current number of students is 1,170.

Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100.
98% / 100 = 0.98

Step 2: Divide the current number of students by the decimal to find last year's number.
1,170 / 0.98 = 1,193.8776

Step 3: Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Rounding 1,193.8776 to the nearest whole number gives us 1,194.

Therefore, there were approximately 1,194 students at Maria's school last year.