SOLUTION: Define a variable and write a equation to model the following solution then solve. Of 630 students in a school, 270 went to the school dance. About what percent of the students wen

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Question 698975: Define a variable and write a equation to model the following solution then solve. Of 630 students in a school, 270 went to the school dance. About what percent of the students went to the dance?
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Define a variable and write a equation to model the following solution then solve. Of 630 students in a school, 270 went to the school dance. About what percent of the students went to the dance?
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x/100 = 270/630
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x = 100(3/7)
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x = 42.86%
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Stan H.