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2. In Janet's neighborhood, 65% of thehouseholds have a landline phone. If thereare 80 households in the neighborhood, howmany have a landline phone?

2. In Janet's neighborhood, 65% of thehouseholds have a landline phone. If thereare-example-1
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Answer:

52 households have a landline phone.

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Solution

We can do the following operation:


(x)/(80)=(65)/(100)


x=80\cdot(65)/(100)=52

and then the solution for this case would be 52

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