document.write( "Question 173060: percentage and ratio.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #128243 by Mathtut(3670) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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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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\n" ); document.write( "total of all student graduates is 52%(M+F). so G=.52(M+F)
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\n" ); document.write( "G is also equal to 48% Male athletes $\".48M\"$ plus 55% Female athletes $\".55F\"$ .......so seeing these equal to each other
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\n" ); document.write( ".52(M+F)=.48M+.55F
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\n" ); document.write( ".52M+.52F=.48M+.55M
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\n" ); document.write( ".04M=.03F
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\n" ); document.write( ".04M/F=.03
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28M%2FF=.03%2F.04=3%2F4%29\"$ meaning there are 3 male athletes for every 4 Female athletes \n" ); document.write( "

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