Answer:
312
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the attendance before the drop be x
Now we are given that attendance dropped 4% this year
So new attendance = [tex]x-4\% \times x[/tex]
= [tex]x-\frac{4}{100} \times x[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{96x}{100}[/tex]
We are also given that attendance dropped 4% this year, to 300
So, [tex]\frac{96x}{100}= 300[/tex]
[tex]x= 300 \times \frac{100}{96}[/tex]
[tex]x=312.5[/tex]
Hence the attendance before the drop was 312
