Lizzy: Aimee does a poll around her neighborhood and makes sure to get answers from 50% men and 50% women. She finds that 35% of women are in favor of shortening the school day by 30 minutes. 39 women in her poll opposed this idea. How many people did she poll?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
65% of women are opposed to the idea because 100 - 35 = 65. There are 60 women in the poll because 39 / .65 = 60. There were 120 people in her poll because 60 / .5 = 120. Final answer: 120.