SOLUTION: If four out of five doctors prefer fast food, then at a convention of 445 doctors, how many prefer fast food?

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Question 120856: If four out of five doctors prefer fast food, then at a convention of 445 doctors, how many prefer fast food?
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, stanbon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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4/5=.8
.8*445=356 doctors prefer fast foods.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let "x" be the number that prefer fast food.
x/445 = 4/5
x = (4/5)445
x = 4*89
x = 356
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Cheers,
Stan H.