All first-year students at red state university must take calculus, english composition, or both. if half of the 2,400 first-year students at red state university take calculus and half do not, and one-third of those who take calculus also take english composition, how many students take english composition?

a) 400
b) 800
c) 1,200
d) 1,600
e) 2,000

The correct option is D) 1,600.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Half of the 2,400 first-year students at Red State University take calculus and half do not.

That means 1200 students take only English.

One-third of those who take Calculus also take English Composition, we can say

1200 take calculus and one third of it is:

400 take Calculus also take English Composition.

Thus, the total number of students taking English Composition = 400 + 1200 = 1600

Hence, the correct option is D) 1,600.

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