Five years ago, a college admitted 1,440 new students. Last year, the college admitted one-third more new students than it did f

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Five years ago, a college admitted 1,440 new students. Last year, the college admitted one-third more new students than it did f

ive years ago. This year, the college admitted 62.5 percent more students than last year. How many students did the college admit this year?

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horsena [70] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-09T04:53:13+03:00

horsena [70]2 years ago

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5 yrs ago : 1440 students admitted
last year : admitted 1/3 more.....1440 + 1/3(1440) = 1440 + 480 = 1920 admitted
this year : admitted 62.5% more.....1920(1.625) = 3120 admitted <==