Answer: the cost of Parker's tuition is $17955
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the cost of Parker's tuition.
Parker was able to pay 44% of his college tuition with his scholarship. This means that the amount that he was able to pay with his scholarship would be
44/100 × x = 0.44 × x = 0.44x
The amount that is remaining for him to pay would be
x - 0.44x = 0.56x
If he paid the remaining $10,054.52 with a student loan, it means that
0.56x = 10054.52
x = 10054.52/0.56
x = 17954.5
Rounding up to the nearest whole number, it becomes
x = $17955
