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In a survey, 27% of the people chose salads over a meat dish. In all, 81 people chose salads. How many people were the survey?

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Answer:


300\ people

Explanation:

Let

x-----> the total number of people in a survey

we know that


27\%=27/100=0.27

so


0.27x=81

Solve for x

Divide by 0.27 both sides


x=81/0.27


x=300\ people

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