Question

can someone help me with this
A music club has 35 drum players. If 25% of the total number of members in the club are drum players, what is the total number of members in the club?

Answer 1

the anwsers are these
60

70

120

140

Answer 2

35 drum players represent 25% of the total club members

if we let x = the total # of members in the club,

25% of x = 35, or 0.25x = 35
solve for x