Question

If 48% of the students in a certain college are female and there are 1440 female students, what is the total number of students in the college?

Answer 1

3000 students

Explanation:

If 48% of the students are female, and there are 1440 female students, we can set up a percentage proportion, assuming x is the total amount of students.

`(1440)/(x) = (48)/(100)`

We can use the cross products property to find the value of x.

`1440\cdot100=144000\\\\144000/48=3000`

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