Question

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

Answer 1

do i divide them?

Answer 2

dont give ans

Answer 3

1200 ; 40
x : 100

Cross multiply.

Answer 4

wat u getting from cross multiplication

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

wait

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

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

Answer 9

40% of total number of students = 1200

Answer 10

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

Answer 11

0.40x3000=1200

Answer 12

therefore u can find out the number of male students

Answer 13

aw ok, thank you