Question

On a particular day , 96% of the students were present in a school . If the number of absentees on that day was 82 , find the total strength of school

Answer 1

96 % of students were present means

(100 - 96)% = 4% students were absent on that day.

Let total number of students be x.

4% of x = 82

4x/100 = 82

x = 2050

So total number of students is 2050.

Answer 2

Percentage of students present = 96 percent.

Percentage of students absent = 100-96 = 4 percent[100-96, as the total percentage should be equal to 100].

Let the total number of students be x.

Given,

4/100*x = 82.
x/25 = 82.
x = 82*25.
x = 2050.

Checking:

Substituting x with 2050:

4/100*2050 = 82.
82 = 82.

∴ the total number of students in the school is 2050.