document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347175>Question 347175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 48% of the students are female, there are 1,440 female, what is the total number of students in the college? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: the 48% tells us what percentage of the TOTAL number of students are female. 48% = 48/100 or .48 written as a decimal<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let T represent the TOTAL number fo students<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question states the following to be true:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".48*T = 1440<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 3000  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total number of students is 3000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".48*3000 = 1440 </SPAN>\n" );
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