For this problem, you can use the proportion 1696/x = 32/100 since 1696 is 32% (or 32/100) of an unknown number of students .
You can cross-multiply to get 32x = 169600
Then divide on both sides by 32 and get to 5300.
Answer: 5300 student applied last year.
Hope that helps!
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Step-by-step explanation:
Think of the entire population of 6th graders here. 3/7 are boys and 4/7 are girls. 5/8 of these boys are in Ms. Jones' class; that fraction would be (5/8)(3/7), or 15/56. This 15/56 represents the fraction of the entire sixth grade class who are in Ms. Jones' class.
