of the sixth grade students surveyed,12% bring their lunchs to school. suppose 24 sixth graders do this.how many sixth graders are at the school
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200
To find the total number of sixth-grade students at the school, we need to use the information given. We know that 12% of the sixth-grade students bring their lunches to school, which corresponds to 24 students.
First, let's set up an equation to find the total number of sixth graders. Let's represent the total number of sixth graders as "x".
12% of the total number of sixth graders = 24
12% can be written as 0.12 in decimal form.
So, we have the equation: 0.12x = 24
To find the value of "x," we need to solve for it. We can divide both sides of the equation by 0.12:
0.12x / 0.12 = 24 / 0.12
Simplifying, we get:
x = 200
Therefore, there are 200 sixth graders at the school.
Let x = the total number of sixth graders.
0.12x = 24
x = 24/0.12
x = ?