SOLUTION: Concerned with poverty, twenty-seven adults conducted a survey. According to the results 35% of the adults are concerned with poverty. Let x= number of adults surveyed, and y= ad

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Question 664671:
Concerned with poverty, twenty-seven adults conducted a survey. According to the results 35% of the adults are concerned with poverty. Let x= number of adults surveyed, and y= adults concerned with poverty. If 200 adults are surveyed, how many are concerned with poverty.
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.35x = y
If x = 200, then solve for y
.35(200) = 70 people
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