At a certain college, 40 percent of the total number of students are freshmen. If 50 percent of the fresh-men are enrolled in the school of liberal arts and, of these, 50 percent are psychology majors, what percent of the students at the college are freshmen psychology majors enrolled in the school of liberal arts?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 14%
D) 16%
E) 18%
Let's say there is a TOTAL of 100students at this college.   40 percent of the total number of students are freshmen.   # of freshmen = 40% of 100 =40   50 percent of the fresh-men are enrolled in the school of liberal arts...   Number of liberal arts freshmen = 50% of 40 = 20   ...and, of these, 50 percent are psychology majors...   Number of liberal arts freshmen who are psychology majors = 50% of 20=10   What percent of the students at the college are freshmen psychology majors enrolled in the school of liberal arts?   10/100= 10%   10%nswer:10%
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At a certain college, 40 percent of the total number of students are freshmen. If 50 percent of the fresh-men are enrolled in the school of liberal arts and, of these, 50 percent are psychology majors, what percent of the students at the college are freshmen psychology majors enrolled in the school of liberal arts?