In a recent year 27% of all college students were enrolled part time. If 5.1 million college students were enrolled part time that year what was the total number of college students? Round your answer to the nearest million
To find the total number of college students, we need to divide the number of part-time students by the percentage of part-time students and then divide the result by 100.
Total number of college students = (Number of part-time students / Percentage of part-time students) * 100
Plugging in the given values:
Total number of college students = (5.1 million / 27%) * 100
= (5.1 million / 0.27) * 100
≈ 18.889 million
Rounding to the nearest million:
Total number of college students ≈ 19 million. Answer: \boxed{19}.
To find the total number of college students, we need to divide the number of part-time students by the percentage of students who are enrolled part-time. We can use the equation:
Total Number of College Students = Number of Part-Time Students / Percentage of Part-Time Students
First, let's solve for the percentage of part-time students:
Percentage of Part-Time Students = 27%
Now, let's substitute the values into the equation and solve for the total number of college students:
Total Number of College Students = 5.1 million / 0.27
Total Number of College Students = 18.889 million
Rounding to the nearest million, the total number of college students is approximately 19 million.