This year’s school population in Waterloo is 135 percent of last year’s school population. This year’s student population is 756

Question

3 years ago

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. How many students did the school have last year?

1 answer:

sp2606 [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-24T09:15:51+03:00

sp2606 [1]3 years ago

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Answer:560

Step-by-step explanation:

Let a be the number of students the school have last year

135% of a=756

135/100 x a=756

135a/100=756

Cross multiplying we get

135a=756 x100

135a=75600

Divide both sides by 135

135a/135=75600/135

a=560