SOLUTION: A recent survey indicate that 2 out of every 5 people watch channe 11 news at 6. Let P represent the total number of people who watch any news at 6. Write an equation for T, the n

Question 30757: A recent survey indicate that 2 out of every 5 people watch channe 11 news at 6.
Let P represent the total number of people who watch any news at 6. Write an equation for T, the number of people who watch channel 11 news at 6.
Answer by mbarugel(146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2 out of 5 people watch channel 11 news at 16, it means that a fraction 2/5 = 0.4 (40%) of the total people watching news at 6, watch channel 11.
For example, if there are a total of 10 people watching news at 6, then there are 0.4*10 = 4 people watching channel 11. So we get the expression:

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