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PLEASE HELP ME FAST !!!

The proportion used to find the average number of trout you would expect to live in the pond is

7
20
= x
400
.

Solve the proportion to find the expected number of trout in the population.

The expected number of trout in the population is?

User Cray
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Answer:

140

Explanation:

I got it right on edge

User Bharadwaj
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Answer:

140 trout

Explanation:

Cross multiply to solve

7//20=x/400

20*x=7*400

20x=2,800

Divide by 20 on both sides

x=140

The expected number of trout is 140

Hope this helps! :)

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