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You are interested in a college that accepts 1,200 students each year. Last year, the college accepted 64% of the students who applied. If that is true, how many students applied last year?

Which is the best reason for choosing the strategy Write an Equation, rather than Guess and Check, to solve this problem?

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User Nilson
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x * .64 = 1200
x * .64/.64 = 1200/.64
x = 1875

1875 students applied last year
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