Study the following bar graph and answer the question given below.

The bar graph represents the total number of applications received for B.Sc. Mathematics by two different colleges A and B in 5 different years.

In 2015, out of the total number of applications received by colleges A and B together, only 60% were accepted. What were the total number of applications accepted by colleges A and B together in 2015?

240

Total number of applications accepted from college A and B in 2015 = 160 + 240

= 400

Accepted applications from college A and B in 2015 = \(\frac{60 }{100}\) × 400

= \(\frac{3 }{5}\) × 400

= 240