42 of the students in the band own their instrument. if this is 37.5% of the students in the band, how many total students are in the band

112 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let T be the total number of students in the band.

From the question,

We were told that 37.5% of the total owns their individual instruments and this amount to 42 students

The total number of students can calculated for as follows:

37.5% x T = 42

37.5/100 x T = 42

Cross multiply to express in linear form

37.5 x T = 100 x 42

Divide both side by 37.5

T = (100 x 42) / 37.5

T = 112

Therefore, there are 112 students in the band