60% of the freshman ate pizza at lunch today. If 180 freshman ate pizza, how many freshman are enrolled at our school?
60% of x = 180
We write this as 0.6x = 180
Divide each side by 0.6 to isolate x.
We get x = 300 freshman
60% of x = 180
We write this as 0.6x = 180
Divide each side by 0.6 to isolate x.
We get x = 300 freshman