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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Granite College has 1,200 female students. This represents 40 percent of the total student body. The number of male students at Granite is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do i divide them?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dont give ans

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

1200 ; 40 x : 100 Cross multiply.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wat u getting from cross multiplication

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2sheg dnt want ur answer just asked a question do it divide the problem, thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1200x40%=48000, that's way to many males so I know that's incorrect.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aw ok so I change the precent 1st than equal them up together to get my answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

40% of total number of students = 1200

OpenStudy (anonymous):

let total number of student is X therefore 40% of X = 1200 0.40 * X = 1200

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.40x3000=1200

OpenStudy (anonymous):

therefore u can find out the number of male students

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aw ok, thank you

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