At a recent faculty meeting, Lorraine Waverly, president of Skywalker College, announced that enrollment is up by 12 percent over the previous semester.If enrollment the previous semester was 3,250 students, what is the student enrollment this semester?

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If enrollment is up by 12 percent over the previous semester, we can find the enrollment this semester by multiplying the previous enrollment by 1.12 (100% + 12% increase):
3,250 x 1.12 = 3,640

Therefore, the student enrollment this semester is 3,640. The answer is C).

At a Recent Faculty Meeting, Lorraine Waverly, President of Skywalker