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At chesak elementary school, 2 out of 3 students have brown eyes. approximately how many students have brown eyes if the building has 432 students?
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324 students
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2/3 of 432=288
Correct
To verify the answer, let's calculate the approximate number of students with brown eyes at Chesak Elementary School.
Given that 2 out of 3 students have brown eyes, we can set up a proportion to solve for the number of students with brown eyes.
Let "x" be the number of students with brown eyes.
Therefore, the number of students with non-brown eyes would be 2x.
We can set up the proportion:
x / (2x) = 2/3
To solve for "x", we can cross multiply:
3x = 2 * 2x
3x = 4x
Now, divide both sides by 4:
3x / 4 = x
This means that the number of students with brown eyes (x) is equal to three-fourths of the total number of students, or 3/4 * 432.
To calculate this value, multiply 3/4 by 432:
(3/4) * 432 = 3 * 108 = 324
Therefore, the approximate number of students with brown eyes at Chesak Elementary School is 324. So, the answer is 324 students.