Question

Last year the local community college had a total enrollment of 1000 students. Of the 1000 students, 532 were male. Find the ratio of the number of female students enrolled to the total number of students enrolled.

A. 133/250
B. 117/250
C. 250/117
D. 250/133
E. 468/532

Answer 1

The ratio of female students to the total number of students enrolled is 117/250.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question asks to find the ratio of the number of female students enrolled to the total number of students enrolled at a local community college last year.

Given that there were 1000 students in total and 532 were male, we can calculate the number of female students by subtracting the number of male students from the total: 1000 students - 532 male students = 468 female students. Now, to find the ratio of female students to the total number of students, we divide the number of female students by the total number of students, which gives us 468/1000.

This can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 4 to get the simplified ratio of 117/250.