Question

At a small private college 9 / 20 of the students are female if there are 2160 female students how many male students

Answer 1

4800

Explanation:

x is the number of total students

x * 9/20 = number of female students

x * 9/20 = 2160

Multiply each side by 20/9

x * 9/20 * 20/9 = 2160 * 20/9

x =4800