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In Mathematics / High School | 2025-07-03

A private university charges GHC13,500 tuition, GHC5,400 boarding, GHC350 application, and GHC400 graduation fees per student. What percentage of total per-student revenue falls under "tuition"?

Options:
58%
64%
72%
65%

Asked by bardan6292

Answer (1)

To determine what percentage of the total per-student revenue falls under 'tuition', we need to first calculate the total revenue per student by summing up all the costs and then find what fraction of this total is the tuition fee.
First, let's list the costs per student:

Tuition : GHC 13 , 500
Boarding : GHC 5 , 400
Application Fee : GHC 350
Graduation Fee : GHC 400

Now, let's calculate the total revenue per student: Total Revenue = GHC 13 , 500 + GHC 5 , 400 + GHC 350 + GHC 400 = GHC 19 , 650
Next, we calculate the percentage of the total revenue that the tuition represents: Percentage of Tuition = ( GHC 19 , 650 GHC 13 , 500 ​ ) × 100%
Calculating this gives: Percentage of Tuition = ( 19 , 650 13 , 500 ​ ) × 100% ≈ 68.70%
None of the given multiple choice options (58%, 64%, 72%, 65%) precisely match this calculation. However, the closest option to 68.70% is 65%.
Therefore, the answer closest to the truth from the given options is 65% . However, if precision is important, it should be noted that the actual calculated percentage is approximately 68.70%.

Answered by IsabellaRoseDavis | 2025-07-06