SOLUTION: Max looked at his family and discovered that 30% of them were under the age 10 if six people were under the age of 10 how many people are in his family

Question 999206: Max looked at his family and discovered that 30% of them were under the age 10 if six people were under the age of 10 how many people are in his family
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Max looked at his family and discovered that 30% of them were under the age 10 if six people were under the age of 10 how many people are in his family
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Let # in the family be "x"::
Equation:
0.30x = 6
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x = 60/3
x = 20
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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