SOLUTION: About two twenty fifths of the male population in the world can't distinguish red from green. If there are 14 boys in the ninth grade that can't distinguish red from green, about h

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: About two twenty fifths of the male population in the world can't distinguish red from green. If there are 14 boys in the ninth grade that can't distinguish red from green, about how many ninth-grade boys are there in all? Write and solve an equation to find the answer. Help Please.
 This question is from textbook algebra 1

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/25:14/x
2x=350
x=350/2
x=175
or
2/25=.08
14/.08=175