At longbridge middle school 240 students said that they are an only child which is 48% of the chool's student enrollment. how many students attend longbridge middle school
If 48% of the total enrollment [tex]x[/tex] is [tex]240[/tex], then you can write [tex]0.48x = 240[/tex]. Dividing both sides of the equation by [tex]0.48[/tex] gives [tex]500[/tex] students.