Question

A social service agency finds that, on the average, 2.86 of every 100 families need help from the agency. About how many families can they expect to help in a town of 976 families? (Points : 1)
75 families
15 families
30 families

Answer 1

Hi

Answer 2

hey

Answer 3

75

Answer 4

I AGREE ^

Answer 5

Just got that with my calculations it is 75

Answer 6

ya thts wht i thought but for some reason my mind was turning to 30

Answer 7

thanks jiggly

Answer 8

No problem one in a million

Answer 9

ya its 30 hey E

Answer 10

thnx for all the help @oneinmillon @Jigglypuff123

Answer 11

wait....you sure it is not 30 ?
Because 2.86 (round to 3) out of 100 families....976 families (round to 1000)....1000/100 = 10 and 10 x 3 = 30

Answer 12

No problem i am always happy to help

Answer 13

wait so it is 30

Answer 14

Wait let me retrace my steps

Answer 15

I think it is 30

Answer 16

so i was right about it being 30

Answer 17

I think so

Answer 18

Yeah it is