A survey reported that out of 50 teenagers, 9 said they get their news from a newspaper. At this rate, how many out of 300 teenagers would you expert to get their news from a newspaper? 54 teenagers
Make a Prediction Suppose 8 out of every 20 students are absent from school less than five days a year. Predict how many students would be absent from school less than five days out of 40,000 students.
For a store contest, 4 out of every 65 people who visit the store will receive a free DVD. If 455 people visit the store, how many DVDs were given away?
There were 340,000 cattle placed on feed. Write an equivalent ratio that could be used to find how many of these cattle were between 700 and 799 pounds. How many of the 340,000 cattle placed on feed were between 700 and 799 pounds?