In one particular suburb, 50% of families own a pug. If there are a total of 24 families in the neighborhood that own a dog in g

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NemiM [27]

3 years ago

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In one particular suburb, 50% of families own a pug. If there are a total of 24 families in the neighborhood that own a dog in g

eneral, then how many dog owners own a pug?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Norma-Jean [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-02T01:54:47+03:00

Norma-Jean [14]3 years ago

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50% can also be written as (1/2)

Multiply the two known values:

24 x (1/2)

This is equal to (24/2). Simplify the fraction by dividing:

(24/2) = 12

12 dog owners own a pug.

I hope this helps!