SOLUTION: Suppose the population of a city was 2,900. Of that,40% of the people owned dogs. Which of the following could you evaluate first to mentally calculate the number of people who own

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Question 870527: Suppose the population of a city was 2,900. Of that,40% of the people owned dogs. Which of the following could you evaluate first to mentally calculate the number of people who owned dogs?
Answer by JulietG(1812)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
40% of 2,900 = x
.4 * 2900 = 1160
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