Question

24 athletes threw a shot put at a track-and-field meet. If this was 15/100 of all the athletes at the meet, how many athletes in total competed in the meet?

Answer 1

Use an equation to solve.

24=(15/100)x
2400=15x
160=x

160 total athletes competed in the meet.

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Answer 2

There were 160 athletes at the meet.
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