Question

A university law school accepts 3 out of every 8 applicants. If the school accepted 255 students, find how many applications they received

Answer 1

they would receive 680 applications

Explanation:

you use the formula 3x=(8)(255), you multiply 8 and 255 to get 2040, then you divide both sides by 3, and simplify to get your answer

Answer 2

95.625 or if you have to round it 96

Explanation:

you can do cross multiplacation so 255 × 8 ÷ 3