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Problem

An Annville Junior High School, $30\%$ of the students in the Math Club are in the Science Club, and $80\%$ of the students in the Science Club are in the Math Club. There are 15 students in the Science Club. How many students are in the Math Club?

$\text{(A)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 15 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 30 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 36 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 40$

Solution

If $80\%$ of the people in the science club of $15$ people are in the Math Club, $\frac{4}{5}\times15=12$ people are in the both the Math Club and the Science Club.

These $12$ people make up $30\%$ of the Math Club.

Setting up a proportion:

$12\cdot 1.00 =0.30\cdot x$

$\frac{12}{0.3} = 40=x$

There are $40=\boxed{E}$ people in the Math Club.

See also

1998 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 15
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