How many students are in all?

Question

Two-thirds of the student body attended the pep rally. If there were 982 at the pep rally. how many students are in all?

Answer 1

Here, you know that 982 is 2/3 of the student body. This means that 982 out of x (982/x) number of students is 2/3. To find the total number of students, all you have to do is cross multiply and divide. 982 times 3 is 2,946, and then you divide that by 2 to get your answer: 1,473.