Question 347175
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