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Chapter 2: Q41. (page 115)

BRACES Two out of five students in the ninth grade have braces. If there are 325 students in the ninth grade, how many have braces?

Short Answer

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The number of students having braces is 130.

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Step 1. Write down the given statement.

It is given that 2 out of every 5 have students have braces.

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Step 1. Write down the given statement.

It is given that 2 out of every 5 have students have braces.

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Step 2. By method of proportion.

Let the total number of students having braces be x. Therefore the proportion can be written as:

25=x3255x=23255x=6505x5=6505x=130 students

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Step 3. The conclusion from the number of students having braces.

The number of students having braces are x=130 students.

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