In the 2009-2010 school year in country A, there were 92,000 foreign students from country B. This number I 23% more than the number of students from country C. How many foreign students were from country C?

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]\approx74796[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN: In the [tex]2009-10[/tex] school year in country A, there were [tex]92,000[/tex] foreign students from country B. This number is [tex]23\%[/tex] more than the number of students from country C.

TO FIND: How many foreign students were from country C.

SOLUTION:

Total foreign students from country B [tex]=92000[/tex]

let the foreign students from country C be [tex]x[/tex]

As the students from country B is [tex]23\%[/tex] more than the country C

Students from country B

[tex]92000=\frac{123}{100}x[/tex]

[tex]x=\frac{9200000}{123}[/tex]

[tex]x\approx74796[/tex]

Hence the number of students from country C are [tex]74796[/tex]