while walking outside on a field trip 75%, or 27, of the students in the class wore jackets. Find the number of the students in the entire class
To find the number of students in the entire class, we can use the equation:
\( \text{Number of students wearing jackets} = \text{Total number of students} \times \text{Percentage of students wearing jackets} \)
Let's denote the total number of students as \( x \). We are given that 75%, or 27 students, wore jackets. We can write this equation as:
\( 27 = x \times 75\% \)
To find the value of \( x \), we need to convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100:
\( 27 = x \times 0.75 \)
Now we can solve for \( x \):
\( x = \frac{27}{0.75} \)
\( x = 36 \)
Therefore, there are 36 students in the entire class.