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race drivers must complete 200 laps in the Daytona 500. If Ricky Bobby only completed 57% of the race, how many laps did he complete?

User Boossss
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200 x 0.57 = 114 laps completed


User Pathik Gandhi
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We can set up a proportion to figure out how many laps out of 200 laps is 57% out of 100%


(x)/(200) = (57)/(100)

Cross multiply


100x = 57(200)


x = (57(200))/(100)


x = 2(57) = 114

The answer is 114 laps.
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