Question 392192
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Hi
Let x represent the number of third-year students
Question Sets Up the Proportion
{{{7/8 = x/256}}}   |cross multiply to solve for x
 8x = 7*256
  x = 7*256/8 = 224, the number of third-year students

CHECKING our Answer
 224/256 = 7/8