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A middle school has 490 students. Mae surveys a random sample of 60 students and finds that 24 of them have pet dogs. How many students are likely to have pet dogs?

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C. 245

A. 98

D. 294

B. 196

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Answer:

If you would like to know how many students are likely to have pet dogs you can calculate this using the following steps

Explanation:

24 students have pet dogs... 60 students

x students have pet dogs=?...490 students

24*490=60*x /60

x=24*490/60

x=196 students

result: 196 students have pet dogs

User SomeoneYouDontKnow
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Answer:B-196

Step-by-step explanation:(24/60)=0.4

490x0.4=196

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