40% of the patrons who went roller skating at Skate-A-Rama last Saturday night rented skates. If 38 people rented skates, how many skaters were there that night

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Answer 1

Let x=number of skaters

40%=percentage of skaters that rented skates

40%=40/100=4/10=2/5

40%(x)=38

(2/5)x=38

x=38(5/2)

x=95

Therefore, there were 95 skaters that night and 38 of them rented skates.