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  • 23-08-2020
  • Mathematics
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850 people took part in a marathon. 42% of them were women and the
rest were men.
(a) How many of the participants were women?​

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IuliusCaesar
IuliusCaesar IuliusCaesar
  • 23-08-2020

We are going to do a proportion with the effective number and the percentage

42% of 850 are women

42 : 100 = x : 850

x = (850 * 42)/100 = 357

The women were 357

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tfereshteht
tfereshteht tfereshteht
  • 23-08-2020

Answer:

[tex] \frac{42}{100} \times 850 = 357womens[/tex]

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