Cecilia is making shorts with 8 belt loop. To make the loops, she needs 8 strips of fabric. Each strip measures 1 1/4 inches wid
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Using the percentage concept, it is found that 75% of the population of Gorgeous Sunset is on Beautiful Sunrise now.
<h3>What is a percentage?</h3>The percentage of an amount a over a total amount b is given by a multiplied by 100% and divided by b, that is:
In this problem, we have that:
- We consider that the population of both Beautiful Sunrise and Gorgeous Sunset islands is of x.
- There is a fiesta at Beautiful Sunrise, and a number a of people from Gorgeous Sunset are coming, hence, there will be x + a people at Beautiful Sunrise and x - a people t Gorgeous Sunset.
The percentage of people from Gorgeous Sunset is on Beautiful Sunrise now is:
Now the number of people on Beautiful Sunrise is seven times the number of people on Gorgeous Sunset, hence:
We can find a <u>as a function of x</u> to find the percentage:
Then, the percentage is:
75% of the population of Gorgeous Sunset is on Beautiful Sunrise now.
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