Question

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

Answer 1

So we know that 40% of the total number of students are female:

(.4)(total number of students)=1,200 female students

total number of students=(1,200)/(.4)=3000



Now lets use that number to solve for the male students:

total students - female students = male students


Just input the numbers that you know and you can solve for how many male students