document.write( "Question 693776: How do you calculate this word problem. Also is this a ratio? At the least school pep rally, 3 out of every 7 students wore school colors. Based on this information, if 350 students attend the next pep rally, how many of these students will wear school colors? \n" ); document.write( "

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At the last school pep rally, 3 out of every 7 students wore school colors.
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\n" ); document.write( "It says 3 out of a TOTAL of 7 students or 3/7 * 100 ~ 43%
\n" ); document.write( "You can solve it: 3/7 * 350 = 150 students word
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\n" ); document.write( "It is not a ratio, the ratio of students who wore to those that did not would be:
\n" ); document.write( "3:4
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