Question

A sample of 145 firecrackers contain 4 duds. How many duds would a box of 1740 firecrackers contain?

Answer 1

curry are you making these answers up off the top of your head?

Answer 2

me?

Answer 3

y do u ask that?

Answer 4

because the last three answer you posted are random

Answer 5

\[4\times1740\div145\] which equals 48.

Answer 6

really?

Answer 7

yes really

Answer 8

\[\large \frac{4}{145}=\frac{x}{1740}\]


\[\large 4*1740=145x\]


\[\large 6960=145x\]


\[\large \frac{6960}{145}=x\]


\[\large 48=x\]


\[\large x=48\]
So there would be 48 duds.