Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 422: 53

Answer

2074 children

Work Step by Step

Percent= 61;whole=3400. $\frac{x}{3400}=\frac{61}{100}$ Cross products: $100x=207400$ Solve for x: $x=2074$
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