Five years ago, a college admitted 1,440 new students. Last year, the college admitted one-third more new students than it did f
ive years ago. This year, the college admitted 62.5 percent more students than last year. How many students did the college admit this year?
1 answer:
5 yrs ago : 1440 students admitted
last year : admitted 1/3 more.....1440 + 1/3(1440) = 1440 + 480 = 1920 admitted
this year : admitted 62.5% more.....1920(1.625) = 3120 admitted <==
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If you get 48%, you will need 52% more to reach 100%. 52/100 can be simplified to 13/25
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0.5n = 35 - 9
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n = 26 : 0.5
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