Question

(02.05 MC) A dance school has 63 ballet dancers. If 42% of the total number of dancers in the school are ballet dancers, what is the total number of dancers in the school

Answer 1

Alright, lets get started.

Suppose total number of dancers in school = x

We have given in question, 42 % of total dancers are ballet dancers.

So, we could find number of ballet dancers by finding 42 % of total dancers.

Number of ballet dancers = x * 42 %

Number of ballet dancers = x * 42/100 = 0.42 x

As per given in question, there are 63 ballet dancers in school.

Which means 0.42 x = 63

Dividing 0.42 from both sides

0.42 x / 0.42 = 63 / 0.42

x = 150

Hence number of total dancers in school = 150 : Answer

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