SOLUTION: At a run festival, 9/10 of the runners are women. If there are 1400 runners, how many are women ?

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Question 770597: At a run festival, 9/10 of the runners are women. If there are 1400 runners, how many are women ?
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At a run festival, 9/10 of the runners are women. If there are 1400 runners, how many are women ?

(1400 / 10) * 9
1400 / 10 = 140
140 * 9 = 1260

Answer:
1260







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