If 55% of the students in a certain college are female and there are 1,452 female students, what is the total number of students

Question

3 years ago

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in the college?

1 answer:

Len [333] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-22T04:11:39+03:00

Len [333]3 years ago

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Answer:

So 55% of an unknown number is 1452

Let this unknown number be n

Then 55% of n = 1452

We now solve for n

55% × n = 1452

55/100 × n = 1452

0.55 × n = 1452

n = 1452/0.55

n = 2640

Therefore there are 2640 students in the college