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You survey 72 randomly chosen students about whether they are going to attend the school play. Twelve say yes. Predict the number of students who attend the school.

The school is predicted to have
students.

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1260

Just as 12 is to 72. 210 is to x

setup ratio, cross multiply, and solve for x:

Answer is 1260

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