Question

A school counselor surveyed 90 randomly selected students about the languages they speak. Of the students surveyed, 16 speak more than one language fluently. Based on these results, how many of the 1,800 students at the school can be expected to speak more than one language fluently?
A. 113
B. 288
C. 389
D. 320

Answer 1

@iGreen @AriPotta

Answer 2

@perl

Answer 3

@Abhisar

Answer 4

@Nnesha

Answer 5

@Secret-Ninja

Answer 6

make a proportion :)\[\frac{ part }{ whole }\frac{ 16 }{ 90 }=\frac{ x }{ 1800 }\]cross-multiply and solve for x

Answer 7

im still confused

Answer 8

do you know how to cross-multiply?

Answer 9

Cross multiply.

\(16 \times 1800\) = \(90 \times x\)

Answer 10

Basically, just multiply 16 * 1800, then divide that by 90.

Answer 11

oh okay lol

Answer 12

:P

Answer 13

hi @across

Answer 14

Did you fully understand what iGreen said?

Answer 15

yes i do thanks!!