Question

Last year, a state university received 3.500 application from boys. These applications represented 40% of all applications. How many applications did the university receive in all?

Answer 1

The university received 8750 applications last year

Explanation:

Last year, a state university received 3,500 application from boys and these applications represented 40% of all applications.

If the total number of applications they received is represented as T, we have that:

40% of T = 3,500

=>
`(40)/(100) * T = 3500`

Cross-multiplying and simplifying:

`T = (3500 * 100)/(40)\\\\T = 8750`

The university received 8750 applications last year.