Question 1189650
A high school cross country team sent 25 percent of its runners to a regional competition.
 Of these, 10 percent won medals.
 If 2 runners earned medals, how many members does the cross country team have?
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Let n = no. of members in the team
Use the decimal equiv of per cent
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.10(.25n) = 2
.025n = 2
n = 2/.025
n = 80
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Check, 25% of 80 is 20, 10% of 20 is 2