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On average a college claims to accept 18% of its applicants if the college has 5000 applicants predict how many will be accepted if 885 applicants are accepted is the colleges claim accurate

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900 applicants, accurate claim. You take the number of applicants, 5000, and multiply by the acceptance rate in decimal form, .18. 5000 x .18 = 900. 900 and 885 are very close (Only a 1.7% difference), meaning the college's claims are accurate.

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