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lucychicoine lucychicoine
  • 20-01-2016
  • Mathematics
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Of 140 seventh-grade students, 15% earn the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. How many students earn the award?

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Billymkhoi
Billymkhoi Billymkhoi
  • 20-01-2016

We have an equation: ?/140= 15/100

Cross multiply:
100?= 15140
⇒ ?= 15*140/100= 21

21 students earn the Presidential Physical Fitness Award~

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 20-01-2016

15% is equivalent to the fraction 3/20 so you must divide 140 by 20 then multiply by 3 to get the final answer of 21 students. Hope this helps :D

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