Question

There are 7184 students at a particular college, and 4813 students aretaking math. What percentage of the students at the college are takingmath?

Answer 1

Let:

T = Total students

Pm = Percentage of students who are taking math

Tm = Students who are taking math

So:

`\begin{gathered} T*Pm=Tm \\ Since \\ T=7184 \\ Tm=4813 \\ 7184Pm=4813 \\ Solve_{\text{ }}for_{\text{ }}Pm \\ Pm=(4813)/(7184) \\ Pm\approx0.67 \end{gathered}`

Approximately 67% of the students at the college are taking math