Colton is making a large batch of clay for his art class. his recipe for clay requires cups of flour. however, colton only has cups of the flour, so he can only make a portion of the recipe. create an equation to model the situation and solve it to determine what portion of his recipe colton can make.

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer