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Svetradugi [14.3K]

3 years ago

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All first-year students at Red State University must take calculus, English composition, or both. If half of the 2,400 first-yea

r students at Red State University take calculus and half do not, and one-third of those who take calculus also take English composition, how many students take English composition?
A) 400
B) 800
C) 1,200
D) 1,600
E) 2,000

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seraphim [82]3 years ago

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Answer:

The correct option is D) 1,600.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Half of the 2,400 first-year students at Red State University take calculus and half do not.

That means 1200 students take only English.

One-third of those who take Calculus also take English Composition, we can say

1200 take calculus and one third of it is: $\frac{1200}{3}=400$

400 take Calculus also take English Composition.

Thus, the total number of students taking English Composition = 400 + 1200 = 1600

Hence, the correct option is D) 1,600.

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