SOLUTION: In Ms. Canary's mathematics class, 2 out of every 5 students earned an A on the last test. A total of 35 students took the test. How many students earned an A on the test?

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Question 960667: In Ms. Canary's mathematics class, 2 out of every 5 students earned an A on the last test. A total of 35 students took the test. How many students earned an A on the test?
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up a proportion:

a is the number earning an A

2/5 = a/35
5a = 70 {cross-multiplied}
a = 14 {divided each side by 5}

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