at a certain college , 80 percent of the total number of students are freshmen . if 60 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 ?
let ' s say there is a total of 100 students at this college . 80 percent of the total number of students are freshmen . # of freshmen = 80 % of 100 = 80 60 percent of the fresh - men are enrolled in the school of liberal arts . . . number of liberal arts freshmen = 60 % of 80 = 48 . . . and , of these , 50 percent are psychology majors . . . number of liberal arts freshmen who are psychology majors = 50 % of 48 = 24 what percent of the students at the college are freshmen psychology majors enrolled in the school of liberal arts ? 24 / 100 = 24 % answer : e
divide(multiply(divide(multiply(80, 60), const_100), 50), const_100)