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The enrollment at a local college decreased by 12% over last year's enrollment of 2,300. Find the current enrollment.

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Current enrollment = 2024

Step-by-step explanation:

Last year's enrollment = 2300

rate of decrease = 12%

We know the number of students that enrolled last year. The number decreased by a rate of 12%. We need to find the present number of students that enrolled.

This is done by first finding the reduction in number of students. We multiply last's year enrollment by the rate of decrease

The reduced number of students = 2300 × 12%

The reduced number of students = 2300× 0.12

The reduced number of students = 276

276 students didnot enroll. We need to find the present number of students that enrolled.

This is done by subtracting the reduced numbers of students from last years enrollement

Current enrollment = Last year's enrollment - the reduced number of students

Current enrollment = 2300 - 276

Current enrollment = 2024

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