Question

School A college brochure claims that 24% of the students attending the college

are majoring in business. If there are 420 students at the college who are majoring in
business, how many students are attending the college?

Answer 1

To find the total number of students at the college, you can set up a proportion using the percent given in the college brochure. The proportion can be solved to find that there are approximately 1750 students attending the college.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total number of students at the college, you can set up a proportion using the percent given in the college brochure. Let x represent the total number of students at the college. The proportion can be set up as:

1. (420 students majoring in business) = (24% of total students)
2. (420) = (0.24x)

To solve for x, you can divide both sides of the equation by 0.24:

• x = 420 / 0.24
• x ≈ 1750

Therefore, there are approximately 1750 students attending the college.