Question

Of 12000 applicants to Carver college, 1/3 were accepted and 3/8 of those decided to attend. How many of the original applicants decided to attend the college

Answer 1

Answer:

$total \: applicants \: = 12000 \\ number \: of \: applicants \: who \: were \: accepted = \frac{1}{3} \times 12000 \\ = 4000 \\ number \: of \: applicants \: who \: decided \: to \: attend \: the \: college = \frac{3}{8} \times 4000 \\ = 1500$