Homework Help: algebra1

Posted by deshaun on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 7:31pm.

If there are 700 people in the town, how many people have both cats and dogs? 22% has both cats and dogs.

I am having trouble because i keep coming up with 1.54. Just don't seem correct.Help!

algebra1 - Ms. Sue, Monday, April 14, 2008 at 7:39pm
700 * 0.22 = 154

Your numbers were correct, but the decimal point was in the wrong place.

Remember -- 22% = 22/100 = 0.22

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