Parker was able to pay for 44 percent of his college tuition with his scholarship. The remaining $10,054.52 he paid for with a s

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Sergio [31]

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Parker was able to pay for 44 percent of his college tuition with his scholarship. The remaining $10,054.52 he paid for with a s

tudent loan. What was the cost of parkers tuition?

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NARA [144] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-20T16:37:14+03:00

NARA [144]4 years ago

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The answer is.............
22851.18182

Darina [25.2K] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-20T18:36:08+03:00

We know that 100-44=56 which is the percent NOT covered by the scholarship. So 56% was paid by student loans. Cross multiply. 56/100 (which is 56%) equals $10,054.52. 56/100=10054.52/x (letting x be the total cost)

100x10,054.52=1005452
divide by 56=$17,954.50 which is the total cost of tuition.