During the budget crisis in california, rcc business department was forced to cut 48 sections of classes for the fall 2011 term. this was a 40% cut.

case assignment:

how many sections were offered by the department before the 40% cut?

120 sections were offered by the Department before the 40% cut

Solution:

Given that, During the budget crisis in California, RCC Business Department was forced to cut 48 sections of classes for the Fall 2011 term

This was a 40% cut

To find: Number of sections offered before 40% cut

Let "x" be the number of sections offered before 40 % cut

From given statement,

40 % of number of sections offered before cut = 48

40 % of x = 48

Solve the above expression for x

Thus 120 sections were offered by the Department before the 40% cut

both equations and proportions are better.

d) 48

step-by-step explanation:

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