Tuition: The tuition at State College is about $8,000 per year. The tuition at S

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Tuition: The tuition at State College is about $8,000 per year. The tuition at State University is about $11,000 per year. Express your answers as a percentage rounded to the nearest whole percentage point.

(a) With respect to State College's tuition, the difference is  %.

(b) With respect to State University's tuition, the difference is  %.

(c) Two of the following statements are true. Select the two correct statements.
State University costs about 27% more than State College.State College costs about 27% less than State University.State College costs about 38% less than State University.State University costs about 38% more than State College.

Explanation / Answer

The tuition at State College = $8,000 per year

The tuition at State University = $11,000 per year

Difference = $11,000 - 8,000 = $3,000

a) % difference with respect to State College's tuition = (3000 / 8000 ) * 100 = 3000 / 80 = 300/8 = 37.5 % = 38%(approx)

b) % difference with respect to State University's tuition = (3000 / 11000 ) * 100 = 3000 / 110 = 300/11 = 27.27 % = 27%(approx)

c) So, the correct stements are:

State College costs about 27% less than State University

State University costs about 38% more than State College.

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