It was recently estimated that homes without children outnumber homes with children by seven to five. If there are 3564 homes in the county, how many of them are homes without children
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It was recently estimated that homes without children outnumber homes with children by seven to five. If there are 3564 homes in the county, how many of them are homes without children
Answer:
2079
Step-by-step explanation:
Homes without children outnumbers homes with children by about 7 to 5 ;
If number of children = 3564
Number of homes without children :
Expressing the relaship interms of ratio :
Without children : with children = 7 :5
Total ratio = 7 + 5 = 12
Number of homes without children:
(7 / 12) * 3564
0.5833333 * 3564
= 2079