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In a U. S . Poll 8 out of 12 citizens said they were happy with the job Obama is doing. If 126 people were surveyed... How many people were happy with Obama?
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In a U. S . Poll 8 out of 12 citizens said they were happy with the job Obama is doing. If 126 people were surveyed...

How many people were happy with Obama?

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8 out of 12 people were happy.

8/12 reduces to 2/3 of the people were happy.

Multiply the total people surveyed by 2/3:

126 x 2/3 = (126 x 2) /3 = 252/3 = 84

84 people were happy.

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