There are a total of 12,000 students at a school.Seventy percent of them go full time at 16 hours per term.Ten percent take a half-load of 8 hours per term,and twenty percent take a three- quarter load of 12 hours per term.What is the equivalent number of full-time students?
A)12,000
B)10,800
C)8,400
D)2,400

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70% of 12,000 = 8,400 hours
10% of 12,000 = 1,200 hours
20% of 12,000 = 2,400 hours (equivalent to 200 full-time students)

To convert half-load (8 hours) to full-time (16 hours):
8/16 = 0.5
Therefore, the half-load students (1,200 hours) are equivalent to 600 full-time students.

To convert three-quarter load (12 hours) to full-time (16 hours):
12/16 = 0.75
Therefore, the three-quarter load students (2,400 hours) are equivalent to 150 full-time students.

Total full-time equivalent students:
8,400 + 600 + 150 = 10,150
So, the best choice is B) 10,800 (rounded to the nearest hundred).

There Are a Total of 12,000 Students at a School