Question

If 48% of the students in a certain college are female and there are 1440 female students, what is the total number of students in the college?

Answer 1

Answer:

3000 students

Step-by-step explanation:

If 48% of the students are female, and there are 1440 female students, we can set up a percentage proportion, assuming x is the total amount of students.

$\frac{1440}{x} = \frac{48}{100}$

We can use the cross products property to find the value of x.

$1440\cdot100=144000\\\\144000\div48=3000$

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