lucychicoine lucychicoine
  • 21-01-2016
  • 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
  • 21-01-2016
We have an equation: ?/140= 15/100

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

21 students earn the Presidential Physical Fitness Award~
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Аноним Аноним
  • 21-01-2016
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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