Math Problem of the Week - Middle School - May 15, 2022 to May 21, 2022

Middle School: 

Question: Mr. Brown teaches 6th grade math and runs the chess club. 75% of the students in his chess club are also in his math class. The other 8 students in the chess club have a different math teacher. How many students are there in the chess club?

Answer: 32 students

Solution: If 75% of the students are in Mr. Brown's math class, that means that 25% are not. We know that 8 is 25%, or one quarter, of the total number of students, so the total must be 8 x 4 = 32 students.