Question

In the 2009-2010 school year in country A, there were 92,000 foreign students from country B. This number I 23% more than the number of students from country C. How many foreign students were from country C?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\approx74796$

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN: In the $2009-10$ school year in country A, there were $92,000$ foreign students from country B. This number is $23\%$ more than the number of students from country C.

TO FIND: How many foreign students were from country C.

SOLUTION:

Total foreign students from country B $=92000$

let the foreign students from country C be $x$

As the students from country B is $23\%$ more than the country C

Students from country B

$92000=\frac{123}{100}x$

$x=\frac{9200000}{123}$

$x\approx74796$

Hence the number of students from country C are $74796$