Question

That means that 15%
of the students who apply to the school get in.
The school took in 1,800
students last year.

How many students applied?

Answer 1

1,800/15 * 100 = total applicants


12,000 students applied

Answer 2

15% of the students who apply get in......1800 got in...

15% of the students applying = 1800
0.15x = 1800...where x is the number of those applying
x = 1800 / 0.15
x = 12,000 <=== this is all who applied