80% of the students at a college are from in-state. If 4,800 students are from in-state, how many students attend the college?
I got 3,840. but I don't think that's right
6,000 is right!!
Of course it's not right!!
The total number of students is more than the in state students.
0.8x = 4800
So would I take 0.8x divided by 4800?
No. 4800 divided by 0.8
4800/0.8
I got 6,000
YAY! I got a few more problems to ask on here still! thank you!!!!
To find the total number of students at the college, you need to divide the number of in-state students by the percentage of students from in-state.
Step 1: Calculate the percentage as a decimal.
80% as a decimal is 0.80.
Step 2: Divide the number of in-state students by the percentage.
4800 / 0.80 = 6000
Therefore, there are 6000 students at the college.
Your previous answer of 3,840 is incorrect.