Answer:
Answer: There are 918 pupils now.
• Rise in percentage:
[tex] \dashrightarrow \: { \tt{(100 \% + 8\%) = 108\% }}[/tex]
• let current number of pupils be n
[tex]{ \tt{n}}\dashrightarrow \: { \tt{108\% \times 850}} \\ \\ { \tt{n = \frac{108}{100} \times 850}} \\ \\ { \tt{n = 918 \: pupils}}[/tex]
