document.write( "Question 695145: 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?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #428337 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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? \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Use a proportion: \n" ); document.write( "x/976 = 2.86/100 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "x = 0.0286*976 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "x = 27.91 (round up to 28 families) \n" ); document.write( "=================================== \n" ); document.write( "cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=================== \n" ); document.write( " |