SOLUTION: percentage and ratio. Q : According to NCAA data, 52% of all student athletes graduate. 55% of female students and 48% of male student athletes graduate. what is the ratio of t

Question 173060: percentage and ratio.
Q : According to NCAA data, 52% of all student athletes graduate. 55% of female students and 48% of male student athletes graduate. what is the ratio of the number of male student athletes and the number of female student athletes?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
lets call the % of males athletes M and the % of Females athletes F. Lets call the total number who graduate G
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total of all student graduates is 52%(M+F). so G=.52(M+F)
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G is also equal to 48% Male athletes plus 55% Female athletes.......so seeing these equal to each other
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.52(M+F)=.48M+.55F
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.52M+.52F=.48M+.55M
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.04M=.03F
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.04M/F=.03
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meaning there are 3 male athletes for every 4 Female athletes
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