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# A college admissions officer predicts that 20 percent of the students

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A college admissions officer predicts that 20 percent of the students who are accepted will not attend the college. According to this prediction, how many students should be accepted to achieve a planned enrollment of x students?

a)1.05x
b)1.1x
c)1.2x
d)1.25x
e)1.8x
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Updated on: 09 Aug 2018, 23:35
Let total students= x
No of students who will attend the college= 0.8

No of students needs to be accepted=$$\frac{x}{0.8}$$*100= 1.25x

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A college admissions officer predicts that 20 percent of the students who are accepted will not attend the college. According to this prediction, how many students should be accepted to achieve a planned enrollment of x students?

a)1.05x
b)1.1x
c)1.2x
d)1.25x
e)1.8x

(enrollment) = 0.8*(accepted)

x = 0.8*(accepted)

(accepted) = x/0.8 = x*10/8 = 1.25x.

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