Question

According to the school survey 12% of the students at Rockwood high school speak Spanish there are 36 students at the school who speak Spanish how many students were surveyed

Answer 1

(100%x 36) /12%

= 300

Answer 2

36 - 12%
x - 100%

$x=\frac{100\%\cdot36}{12\%}\\ x=300$