SOLUTION: In a resort area during the summer months, only one out of eight people is a year-round resident. the otheres are there on vacation. if the year-round population of the area is 300

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Question 58839This question is from textbook discovering algebra. an investigative approach
: In a resort area during the summer months, only one out of eight people is a year-round resident. the otheres are there on vacation. if the year-round population of the area is 3000, how many people are there in the summer?


plz help me? with either this one or the other. This question is from textbook discovering algebra. an investigative approach

Answer by rcmcc(152) About Me  (Show Source):
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since the population is 1%2F8 this is the same as 3000%2Fx
so
%281%2F8%29=%283000%2Fx%29
cross multiply the terms to get 1x=24000 so there are 24000 non year round students at the resort.