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In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
Expert Answer

Let the number of students in the school be x.

 

Then,

Number of students above and equal to 8 years of age

= (100 - 20)  % of x 

=  80% of x.

 

 

 

Total number of students in the school is 100.

Answered by | 04 Jun, 2014, 03:23: PM

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