At Pinetop middle school, 372 students ride the bus to school. if this number is 60% of school enrollment, then hoe many students are enrolled at the school?

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Phillip Duffy

9 April, 17:55

At Pinetop middle school, 372 students ride the bus to school. if this number is 60% of school enrollment, then hoe many students are enrolled at the school?

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Yaretzi Randolph · Answer 1

Since we know that 372 out of an unknown amount of students is 60%, we can write this as a proportion, using x as the unknown number.

372 / x = 60 / 100

Cross multiply the numerators and the denominators.

372 * 100 = 60 * x

Simplify

37200 = 60x

Divide both sides by 60 to isolate the x.

x=620 students