If the school accepted 400 students, find how many applicants they recieved

Question

university law school accepts 5 out of every 6 applicants.

Answer 1

This problem can be solved using proportions. Ask yourself, "5 out of 6 is 400 out of how many?" Then, set up this equation, where x = number of applicants:

 

5/6 = 400/x

 

Cross-multiply to solve for x:

 

5x = 2400

x = 480

 

The school received 480 applications.