SOLUTION: Approximately 5 out of every 10 students at Kendra's college live on campus. The college has 5,000 students. How many of them live on campus?

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Question 143913: Approximately 5 out of every 10 students at Kendra's college live on campus. The college has 5,000 students. How many of them live on campus?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well, as it stated on the problem that 5 for every 10 live in campus, and that is 50% (5/10=1/2=.50=50%). So if there are 5,000 college students, 50% of that=
5,000*.50= 2,500 of them live in campus.
Thank you,
Jojo