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?
papay dey Answered question February 14, 2025
Let’s solve the problem step by step.
Number of students of 8 years of age = 48
Number of students above 8 years of age = 2 × 48 (since it’s twice the number of students of 8 years of age)
= 96
Total number of students above and of 8 years of age = 48 + 96
= 144
Since 20% of students are below 8 years of age, 80% of students are above and of 8 years of age.
Let the total number of students be x.
Then, 80% of x = 144
0.8x = 144
x = 144 / 0.8
x = 180
The final answer is: 180
papay dey Answered question February 14, 2025
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