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On Fridays, 5 out of 8 staff members wear Spirit Shirts. There are 136 staff members. If the ratio remains the same, how many teachers will not be wearing Spirit Shirts this Friday?
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On Fridays, 5 out of 8 staff

members wear Spirit Shirts. There are
136 staff members. If the ratio
remains the same, how many teachers
will not be wearing Spirit Shirts this
Friday?

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5 out of 8 is a percentage of 62.5 which you can find by dividing 5 by 8. so use 62.5% to find how many people out of 136 WILL be wearing shirts which equals 85. So 136 - 85 = 51 so 51 staff members will NOT be wearing spirit shirts.
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