Question

a study shows that 70 out of 200 college students read the newspaper. Marysville college has 12600 students. based on the study the study, how many students at marysville college are likely to read the newspaper

Answer 1

12600(7/20)=4410 students

Answer 2

 70           x
------ = ----------
200     12600
Cross multiplication, and you arrive at
x = 4410 students. Cheers!