A football player forces at least 1 turnover in 27.5 percent of the games he plays. If the player plays in 57 games, in how many

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A football player forces at least 1 turnover in 27.5 percent of the games he plays. If the player plays in 57 games, in how many

games can he predict he will force a turnover? Show your work. Use the proportion to solve. Round to the nearest whole number.
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Nataly_w [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-30T21:20:52+03:00

Nataly_w [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

2 times. (2.0727272727)

Step-by-step explanation:

Proportion: $\frac{1}{27.5} =\frac{x}{57}$

Cross-multiply. 1 x 57 = 57. 27.5 x X = 27.5X

Get X by itself. 57 / 27.5 = x = 2.072727...

About two times.