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A new movie opened the other day. So far, 500,000 people have seen it. The producers of the movie needed to know if the people liked it. A random sample of 8,000 people leaving showings of the movie were asked if they liked the movie. Of those interviewed, 4,200 enjoyed the movie. Predict the total number of people who have enjoyed the movie.

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Step-by-step explanation:262,500 people

User Limekin
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you would do, 4,200 over 8,000 equals x over 500,000 and then
x*8000=4200*500000
8000 = 2100000000
divide
x= 262500
262500 people
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