Question

An article reports, "attendance dropped 4% this year, to 300. What was the attendance before the drop to the nearest whole number)?

Answer 1

Answer:

312

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the attendance before the drop be x

Now we are given that attendance dropped 4% this year

So new attendance = $x-4\% \times x$

                               = $x-\frac{4}{100} \times x$

                               = $\frac{96x}{100}$

We are also given that attendance dropped 4% this year, to 300

So,  $\frac{96x}{100}= 300$

$x= 300 \times \frac{100}{96}$

$x=312.5$

Hence the attendance before the drop was 312