SOLUTION: College accepted 4 of 9 applicants. 183 students accepted. How may students applied?

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Question 946754: College accepted 4 of 9 applicants. 183 students accepted. How may students applied?
Answer by Techpriest(29) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can make an equation based on the question given such as:
+4%2F9+=+183%2Fx+
If we cross multiply, we should have that x = 411.75 which is impossible, so we'll round it up to the tenth place, so 412 students had applied to the college.