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The admissions department at Springfield Technical College is reviewing applications to attend the college. They know that only about 25% of the students who are accepted will choose to attend. They would like to have 300 new students. How many students should they accept?

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\begin{gathered} \text{ They want 300 students that represents 25\%} \\ 100\text{ \% of students represent} \\ (300)/(0.25)=1200 \\ \\ \\ \text{ The should accept 1200 students} \end{gathered}

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