Problema Solution

An engineering school accepts 2 out of every 11 applicants. If the school accepts 460 students in fall of 2012, how many students applied for admission? Please show work so I can understand it Thanks.

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in general 2 our of 11 students are accepted


in fall of 2012: 460 out of x students are accepted in fall of 2012


thus we can set up the proportion


2 : 11 = 460 : x


2/11 = 460/x


by solving we find


x = 2530 students


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2530 students applied for admission.