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in a class, 12 students finished early. this represents 40% of the students. model this situation by evenly distributing the 12 students in the 4 shaded sections

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Answer:Each of the shaded sections represents 25% of the total number of students in the class, and since we have evenly distributed the 12 students among them, each shaded section now represents 30% of the students (i.e., 25% + 5% = 30%).

Step-by-step explanation: To model this situation, we need to determine the total number of students in the class. We can use the given percentage to set up a proportion:

40% = 12 students / x total students

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and simplify:

0.4x = 12

x = 12 / 0.4

x = 30

Therefore, there are 30 students in the class.

To evenly distribute the 12 students in the 4 shaded sections, we can divide 12 by 4 to get the number of students for each section:

12 students / 4 sections = 3 students per section

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