Question
3% of a university's freshman class are majoring in Computer Science. If 231 students in the freshman class are Computer Science majors, how many students are in the freshman class?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let \( x \) be the total number of students in the freshman class. According to the problem, 3% of the freshman class are majoring in Computer Science, which can be expressed mathematically as:
\[
0.03x = 231
\]
To find \( x \), we can solve the equation by dividing both sides by 0.03:
\[
x = \frac{231}{0.03}
\]
Calculating \( \frac{231}{0.03} \):
\[
x = 231 \div 0.03 = 231 \times \frac{100}{3} = 23100 \div 3 = 7700
\]
Therefore, the total number of students in the freshman class is:
\[
\boxed{7700}
\]
\[
0.03x = 231
\]
To find \( x \), we can solve the equation by dividing both sides by 0.03:
\[
x = \frac{231}{0.03}
\]
Calculating \( \frac{231}{0.03} \):
\[
x = 231 \div 0.03 = 231 \times \frac{100}{3} = 23100 \div 3 = 7700
\]
Therefore, the total number of students in the freshman class is:
\[
\boxed{7700}
\]