At an assembly, 7 out of the first 12 students who entered the gym were carrying a backpack. Based on this information, if 648 s

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tudents were at the assembly, how many students could be expected to be carrying a backpack?

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leonid [27] · Answer 1 · 2023-02-08T02:17:15+03:00

The number of students that are expected to carry a backpack is = 378

<h3>Calculation of total number of students</h3>

The total number of students in the assembly= 648

The number of students that enters the gym =12

The number of students carrying backpack = 7 out of 12

The total number of batches that entered the gym = 648/12 = 54

Therefore, the number of students that are expected to carry a backpack is = 54 ×7 = 378

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