Question

All the students in the sixth grade either have pets or do not have pets at home.88%of the students have pets.6 students do not have pets.How many students are in the sixth grade?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 50 students in the sixth grade.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that 88% of students have pets which means that only 12% do not have pets. It says that only 6 students do not have pets so we can assume that 12% is equals to 6 students. We have to form an expression for the number of students.

Lets make x = total number of students,

$\frac{12}{100} \times x = 6$

$x = 6 \div \frac{12}{100}$

$x = 6 \times \frac{100}{12}$

$x = 50 \: students$