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  • 07-06-2020
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If 48 % of students in a certain college are female and there are 1,440 female students, what is the total number of students in the college? Please show work

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jasmines2018 jasmines2018
  • 07-06-2020

Answer:

The total number of students in the college is 3,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\frac{48}{100}=\frac{1,440}{x}[/tex]               Set up a proportion.

[tex]48x=144,000[/tex]         Cross-multiply.

[tex]x=3,000[/tex]                 Divide both sides by 48.

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