QuestionTwenty-five percent of the students at Marcus Garvey Middle School bring their lunches from home. 225 students do not bring their lunch. How many students attend the school? Draw and label a diagram to show the number and percent of each group of students. Homework Help a
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STEP 1
1. Let be the total number of students at Marcus Garvey Middle School.
2. 25% of the students bring their lunches from home.
3. 75% of the students do not bring their lunch, which equals 225 students.
STEP 2
1. Set up an equation to represent the relationship between the total number of students and those who do not bring lunch.
2. Solve the equation for the total number of students.
3. Draw and label a diagram to show the number and percent of each group of students.
STEP 3
Set up the equation:
STEP 4
Solve the equation for :
STEP 5
Draw and label a diagram:
1. Draw a rectangle to represent the total number of students.
2. Divide the rectangle into two sections:
- Label one section "25% bring lunch" and indicate it represents 75 students (since ).
- Label the other section "75% do not bring lunch" and indicate it represents 225 students.
The total number of students attending Marcus Garvey Middle School is:
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