Question

if 60% of the students in a school ate boys and the number of boys is 120, how many students are there in the school?

Answer 1

60% of total students =120
60/100 x total students=120
60 x total students=120x100
Total students=12000/60
Total students =200

Answer 2

let total students in the school = x

60% of x = 120
60/100 * x= 120

x= (120*100)/60
x= 2*100
x=200
therefore
total students in the school = x= 200