document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177620>Question 177620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi everyone. I am having a little problem with word problems for my math class I was wondering if anyone could help me out? One of the problems in class is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A sample of 124 firecrackers contained 9 duds. How many duds would you expect in a sample of 1488 firecrackers? What steps do I need to take in order to find the answer and how do I set this problem up? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up a proportion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "duds/sample as duds/sample<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of duds in 1488 firecrackers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/1488 = 9/124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (9/124)*1488<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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