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When Andrei surveyed 36 random seventh-grade students in the lunchroom, he found that 7 out of 9 would like to try or have already tried snorkeling. Using proportional reasoning, about how many of the 810 seventh-grade students in his school would like to snorkel?

About 157 seventh-grade students would like to snorkel.
About 202 seventh-grade students would like to snorkel.
About 630 seventh-grade students would like to snorkel.
About 720 seventh-grade students would like to snorkel.

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I think its C. About 630

Explanation:

User Zgjie
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Answer:

About 630 seventh-grade students would like to snorkel.

Explanation:

Since you got 7 out of 9, we need to divide 810 by 9.

810 / 9 = 90

Now, we have to multiply 90 by 7.

90 x 7 = 630.

About 630 seventh-grade students would like to snorkel.

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