SOLUTION: There are 200 girls in a freshman class. This is 40% of the freshman class. How many freshman are there?

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Question 767818: There are 200 girls in a freshman class. This is 40% of the freshman class. How many freshman are there?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 200 girls in a freshman class. This is 40% of the freshman class. How many freshman are there?
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Let the number of freshmen be "x".
Equation:
0.40x = 200
x = 200/0.4
x = 2000/4
x = 500
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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