SOLUTION: The ratio of people who support putting in curbs to those who oppose it is 2 to 5. If 210 people in the town are surveyed how many do you expect to favor putting in curbs?
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Question 260972: The ratio of people who support putting in curbs to those who oppose it is 2 to 5. If 210 people in the town are surveyed how many do you expect to favor putting in curbs?
Answer by Greenfinch(383) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ratio of 2:5 adds up to 7, so fractional ratio is 2/7:5/7
For 210 people this is 60 : 150, so 60 want curbs
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