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One out of two people entering the grocery store purchase soda. how many people out of 20 purchase soda?

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Answer: "10" .
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1/2 = x/20

(1*10) = (2*10) = 10/20 .

Note: 2*10 = 20.

1/2 = 10/20 .

10/20 = ? ; Cancel out the zeros to get: "1/2" ; "10/20 = 1/2" .
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