To factorise it start with putting the xs in brackets.
(x )(x )
Then you must find 2 numbers which multiply to +81 and sum to -18.
81 is the product of 9×9 or -9×-9.
9+9=+18
-9+-9=-18
So they two numbers must be -9.
So factorised it is (x-9)(x-9) or (x-9)^2
Number of students = 9860
Total Population = 62,400
Percentage of students in the population can be calculated by:
(Number of students/Total population) x 100%
Using the values, we get:
Percentage of students = (9860/62400) x 100% = 15.80%
Thus, students constitute 15.80% of the entire population
