Math Snap

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The total number of college students is840. The percentage of students who prefer flexible hours is42%

STEP 2

First, we need to find the number of students who prefer flexible hours. We can do this by multiplying the total number of students by the percentage who prefer flexible hours.
$$Number\, of\, students\, preferring\, flexible\, hours = Total\, number\, of\, students \\times Percentage\, of\, students\, preferring\, flexible\, hours$$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for the total number of students and the percentage who prefer flexible hours to calculate the number of students preferring flexible hours.
$$Number\, of\, students\, preferring\, flexible\, hours =840 \\times42\%$$

STEP 4

Convert the percentage to a decimal value.
$$42\% =0.42$$$$Number\, of\, students\, preferring\, flexible\, hours =840 \\times0.42$$

STEP 5

Calculate the number of students preferring flexible hours.
$$Number\, of\, students\, preferring\, flexible\, hours =840 \\times0.42 =352.8$$

Since we can't have a fraction of a student, we need to round this number to the nearest whole number.
$$Number\, of\, students\, preferring\, flexible\, hours =353$$We would expect353 college students to rank flexible hours as their top priority in job benefits.