SOLUTION: Nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor .if 196 people attend an ice cream social ,how many would you expect to choose vanillia ?

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Question 1128815: Nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor .if 196 people attend an ice cream social ,how many would you expect to choose vanillia ?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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proportion 4/7=x/196
cross multiply
7x=784
x=112

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Nearly 4 out of 7 people choose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor .if 196 people attend an ice cream social ,how many would you expect to choose vanillia ?