Using it's concept, it is found that the percentage of female students in the 18-24 age group was of 53.39%.
The percentage of an amount a over a total amount b is given by a multiplied by 100% and divided by b, that is:
[tex]P = \frac{a}{b} \times 100\%[/tex]
Researching the problem on the internet, it is found that the 18-24 age group is composed by 6440 + 5622 = 12062 students, of which 6440 are female, hence the percentage is given by:
[tex]P = \frac{6440}{12062} \times 100\% = 53.39\%[/tex]
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