document.write( "Question 446126: Nearly 5 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor. If 182 people attend an ice cream social, how many would you expect to choose vanilla.
\n" ); document.write( "I wrote it out in porportion form
\n" ); document.write( "x/182=5/7
\n" ); document.write( "x=182 (5/7)
\n" ); document.write( "1. 182/7=26
\n" ); document.write( "2. 26 X 5= 130
\n" ); document.write( "x=130
\n" ); document.write( "I got it wrong on my test. Could please help and show me what I did wrong \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #307206 by rfer(16322) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I don't know what to tell you, I get the same answer you have.
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