document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=695145>Question 695145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A social service agency finds that, on the average, 2.86 of every 100 families need help from the agency. About how many families can they expect to help in a town of 976 families?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/976 = 2.86/100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0.0286*976<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 27.91 (round up to 28 families)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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