Question

Ellentown college has approximately 3x10^3 students and pengrove university has approximately 30,000 students how many times as much is the number of students at pengrove university as the number of students at Ellentown College

Answer 1

Ellentown = 3 x 10^3

Pengrove = 30000

Proportion = 30000/3 x 10^3 or 30000/ 3000

Proportion = 10

There are 10 times more students in Pengrove than in Ellentown