SOLUTION: Write a proportion for the following problem and solve. In one particular Algebra class at Hoosier Academy, 14 out of 200 students are 7th graders. If that ratio holds true for t

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Question 970497: Write a proportion for the following problem and solve.
In one particular Algebra class at Hoosier Academy, 14 out of 200 students are 7th graders. If that ratio holds true for the whole school, and there are 700 total students in Algebra, how many are 7th graders?
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Write a proportion for the following problem and solve.
In one particular Algebra class at Hoosier Academy, 14 out of 200 students are 7th graders. If that ratio holds true for the whole school, and there are 700 total students in Algebra, how many are 7th graders?
Number of 7th graders: highlight_green%2849%29

I'll leave the proportion for you to set up!