Question

Six students in Mrs. Lola’s class like strawberry pie; this represents 30% of the total class. How many total students are in the class?

Answer 1

The number of students in Mrs. Lola's class is 20

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1 :

Number of students who like strawberry pie = 6

Percentage of total class who like strawberry pie = 30%

We need to find the  number of students in the class

Let x represent the  number of students in the class

Step 2 :

From the given information we can infer that 30% of the students in the class is 6

So

30% of x = 6 (as x is the total number of students in the class)

=> $\frac{30}{100}$ × x = 6

=> x = 6 ×   $\frac{100}{30}$ = 20

The number of students in Mrs. Lola's class is 20

Step 3 :

Answer :

The number of students in Mrs. Lola's class is 20