SOLUTION: if 48% of the students are female, there are 1,440 female, what is the total number of students in the college?

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Question 347175: if 48% of the students are female, there are 1,440 female, what is the total number of students in the college?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
*Note: the 48% tells us what percentage of the TOTAL number of students are female. 48% = 48/100 or .48 written as a decimal
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Let T represent the TOTAL number fo students
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The question states the following to be true:
.48*T = 1440
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Solve for T
T = 3000
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The total number of students is 3000
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Check your answer:
.48*3000 = 1440