If 36 students is 37.5% of the class how many total students are there

Question

Help me solve these word problems about percentages for my math class.

Answer 1

36 = 37.5% of C

 

36 = .375C

 

Solve for C to get total in the class

 

 

Answer 2

37.5% is 3/8, so (3/8)x = 36 where x is class size. Proceed to solve for x.