Q. The 9 students in the Environmental Club represent 4% of the students in the seventh grade. How many students are in the seventh grade?Answer:
Understand Problem & Set Equation: Understand the problem and set up the equation.We are given that 9 students represent 4% of the total number of students in the seventh grade. We need to find the total number of students. To do this, we can set up the equation:9=0.04×Total number of students
Solve for Total Students: Solve for the total number of students.To find the total number of students, we divide the number of students in the club by the percentage they represent, expressed as a decimal.Total number of students = 0.049
Perform Calculation: Perform the calculation.Total number of students = 9/0.04=225
Verify Result: Verify the result.If 9 students are 4% of the total, then multiplying the total number of students by 4% should give us 9.225×0.04=9This confirms that our calculation is correct.