josemartinez19870309
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  • 22-09-2022
  • Mathematics
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if there are 72 residents on 12 floors in a hotel, then there are 18 residents on _____ floors of the hotel

A 20
B 18
C 9
D 3

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BiggestBoyBrain
BiggestBoyBrain BiggestBoyBrain
  • 22-09-2022
With there being 6 residents per floor, there would be 18 residents on 3 floors.

72/12=6.

18/3= 3 floors.


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sangers1959 sangers1959
  • 22-09-2022

Answer: D. 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's make a proportion:

72  residents  - 12 floors

18  residents  -  х floors

Hence,

[tex]\displaystyle\\x=\frac{18*12}{72} \\\\x=\frac{18*4*3}{18*4} \\\\x=3\ floors[/tex]

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