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A group of 9 friends invest equally in a business opportunity that costs $20,000. If n more friends were to take part evenly in the investment...
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Math questions involving two equations and two unknowns can usually be combined into one equation with one unknown.
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Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
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Provided by
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- Independent 4-year, founded 1821
- Calendar semesters
- Degree bachelor's
- Small-town 1020-acre campus
- Endowment $1.3 billion
- Coed, 1,648 undergraduate students, 100% full-time, 50% women, 50% men
- Most difficult entrance level, 19% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
- Comprehensive fee: $43,996 includes full-time tuition ($34,280), mandatory fees ($636), and room and board ($9080)
- Room and board: college room only: $4870
- Payment plans: installment, deferred payment
Financial Aid
- Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 947 applied for aid, 770 were judged to have need, 770 had their need fully met
- Average percent of need met: 100%
- Average financial aid package: $31,048
- Average need-based loan: $2935
- Average need-based gift aid: $28,713
- Average indebtedness upon graduation: $12,109
Freshmen
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Admission 6,142 applied, 1,144 admitted, 433 enrolled
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Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 100%, SAT math scores over 500 99%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 93%, SAT math scores over 600 92%, ACT scores over 24 96%, SAT verbal scores over 700 61%, SAT math scores over 700 63%, ACT scores over 30 64%
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