Question

This year, Mrs. Fisher has 9 students who are new to the school. The number of new students represents 7.5% of all her students. Which equation could be used to determine x, the total number of students Mrs. Fisher has this year.

Answer 1

$7.5\% \text { of } x = 9 \text { students}$

$0.75 \times x = 9 \text { students}$

$0.75x = 9$