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If 48% of the students in a certain college are female and there are 2,400 female students, how many students are male?

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Answer:

2,600 male students

Explanation:


(2,400)/(0.48) = 5,000

There are 5,000 students in total.

Since 2,400 of them are female, the remaining students must be male.

5,000 - 2,400 = 2,600 male students

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