Question

85% of the total number of students of a school did not go for a picnic on a certain day. If the number of students who did not go for the picnic was 935. Find the total number of students in the school.

Answer 1

Answer:

Percentage of students who did not go for a picnic =85%

Number of students who did not go for the picnic =935

Total percentage =100%

Let x be the total number of students in the school

85/100 *x =935

85x /100 =935

85x =935 *100

85x =93500

85x/85 =93500/85

x =1100

Therefore the total number of students in the school is 1100

Or

100/85 *935

=1100