Question

At a recent faculty meeting, Loraine Waverly, president of Skywalker College, announced that enrollment is up by 12 percent over the previous semester. If enrollment the previous semester was 3,250 students, what is the student enrollment this semester? A) 390 B) 2,860 C)3,640 D) 4,030

Answer 1

C. 3,640

Step-by-step explanation:

Enrollment the previous semester = 3,250 students

% increase in students = 12%

Additional enrollment this semester = 12% × 3,250 = 0.12 × 3,250 = 390 students

Enrollment this semester = enrollment the previous semester + additional enrollment this semester = 3,250 students + 390 students = 3,640 students