Question

In a school election, 3/4 of the students vote. There are 1464 ballots. Write and solve and equation to find the number of students.

Answer 1

x = total number of students

equation is:

 (3/4)x = 1464

 to solve for x divide both sides by 3/4

x = 1464 / 3/4 = 1952

 x = 1952

 there are 1952 total students