Question

If the number of medical school applicants was estimated to be 35,505,900 in January 2016, and the number of students admitted to medical schools was estimated to be 4% of the applicants, calculate the number of successful applicants.

Answer 1

1,420,236

Explanation:

According to the problem, computation of the given data are as follows,

Total number of applicants = 35,505,900

Applicants admitted = 4% of total number of applicants

So, Number of successful applicants = Applicant admitted percent × Total number of applicant

By putting the value, we get

Number of successful applicants = 35,505,900 × 4%

= 1,420,236