Question

At Union Middle School, 55 girls, or 22% of the girls, may basketball. How many girls attend Union Middle School?

Answer 1

250 girls attend Union Middle School.

Explanation:

If 55 girls represent 22% of 00% of the girls, it can be expressed as:

`55/x = 0.22`

If we then divide 55 by 0.22 (`55/0.22 = x`), we see that the answer is 250. This can be verified by multiplying 250 x 0.22, which = 55.