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Help with my math hw

Help with my math hw-example-1
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Based upon direct experience, she will pick a blue ruler 6 of 15 times. This is a proportion / ratio.

How many blue rulers will she likely pick in 140 tries?

6 x
----- = -------
15 140

Solve this for x using cross-mult. Your value for x will be the answer to this question.

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