You are interested in a college that accepts 1,200 students each year. Last year, the college accepted 64% of the students who a

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You are interested in a college that accepts 1,200 students each year. Last year, the college accepted 64% of the students who a

pplied. If that is true, how many students applied last year?
Which is the best reason for choosing the strategy Write an Equation, rather than Guess and Check, to solve this problem?

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bogdanovich [222] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-28T23:56:37+03:00

bogdanovich [222]3 years ago

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X * .64 = 1200
x * .64/.64 = 1200/.64
x = 1875

1875 students applied last year