There are 350% more students enrolled in Spanish class than Latin class. How does expressing 350% as a decimal prove that more than 3 times as many students are enrolled in Spanish class as are enrolled in Latin class?

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Maximilian Barton

Mathematics

2 June, 06:22

There are 350% more students enrolled in Spanish class than Latin class. How does expressing 350% as a decimal prove that more than 3 times as many students are enrolled in Spanish class as are enrolled in Latin class?

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Beau Terrell · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let S represent the number of students enrolled in Spanish class.

Let L represent the number of students enrolled in Latin class.

There are 350% more students enrolled in Spanish class than Latin class. This is expressed as

S = 350% of L

S = 350/100 * L

S = 3.5 * L = 3.5L

Since 3.5 is greater then 3, then more than 3 times as many students are enrolled in Spanish class as are enrolled in Latin class.