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It is 36%, because a percent is defined as a part to a whole, so in this scenario the part is the number of votes for maria and the whole is the number of kids in the class, so if we put it into fraction form we'll 9/25, which can be increased to 36/100 or you can input it into a calculator and convert to percent form
Answer: 220
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Children (x): $2
Teens (y): $3, 
Adults: (z): $5
Quantity: x + y + z = 570 ⇒ x +
+ z = 570 ⇒ 1.75x + z = 570
Cost: 2x + 3y + 5z = 1950 ⇒ 2x + 3
+ 5z = 1950 ⇒ 2x + 2.25x + 5z = 1950 ⇒ 4.25x + 5z = 1950
Qty: 1.75x + z = 570 → 5(1.75x + z = 570) → 8.75x + 5z = 2850
Cost: 4.25x + 5z = 1950 → -1(4.25x + 5z = 1950 → <u> -4.25x - 5z</u> = <u>-1950 </u>
4.50x = 900
x = 200
Teens (y):
y =
=
= 150
Quantity: x + y + z = 570
200 + 150 + z = 570
350 + z = 570
z = 220
This is how I would solve it, I would act as if there were 36 people in the class.
36÷6=6×5=30
30÷3=10×2=20
20/36=10/18=5/9
You could also try another number such as 24;
24×(5÷6)=20
20×(2/3)=13.3(3 repeating)
13.333/24=5/9
5/9 people have dogs.
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