A local college recently reported that enrollment increased to 108% percent of last year. If enrollment last year was 17,113, about how many students were enrolled this year? round to the nearest whole number.

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Nick Bennett

Mathematics

30 September, 00:20

A local college recently reported that enrollment increased to 108% percent of last year. If enrollment last year was 17,113, about how many students were enrolled this year? round to the nearest whole number.

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Marquise Little · Answer 1

To find out a solution of what you're looking for, we need to calculate how much is 8% from 17,113:

17113 * 8% =

= 17113 * 8/100 =

= 17113 * 2/25 =

= 34226/25 =

= 1369 1/25 ≈

≈ 1369

Answer: About 17113 + 1369 = 18482 students have been enrolled this year.