SOLUTION: In an international studies program at a university, the number of seniors that graduated with honors in 2017 is 40% higher than the number of seniors who graduated with honors in
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Question 1089005: In an international studies program at a university, the number of seniors that graduated with honors in 2017 is 40% higher than the number of seniors who graduated with honors in 2016. if a total of 192 seniors graduated with honors in both years combined, how many seniors graduated with honors in 2017?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the amount of seniors who graduated with honors in 2016. Then, the number in 2017 would be 1.4n. So:
n+1.4n=192
2.4n=192
n=80
1.4n=112
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