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During a study of college students going to the library to study, 200 students walked into the library and it was noted that 24 were international students. If it is known that there are 423 international students that attend the college, how many students are in the entire college?a) 5525b) 84,600c) 10,152d) 3525

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Answer:D) 3,525Step-by-step explanation:To find how many students are in the entire college you need to set up a proportion.So there are 24 international students out 200 students, so this will be your first ratio. 24/200Since we need to how many students are in the entire college we will put 423 over x. 423/xSo now you have 24/200 = 423/xNow you have to do Cross Product Property So multiply 200 by 423, which is 84,600Then 24*x = 24xSo 24x = 84,600 Now divide 24 by itself and then by 84,60024/24 = 184,600/24 = 3525So x = 3525, There are 3,525 students in the entire college