a television station released 300 balloons. Of these, 3/4 were orange. How many were orange?
3/4=x/300 don't understand that
(3/4)* 300) = 225
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To find out how many orange balloons were released, you can set up a proportion using the given information.
Let's assign a variable to the number of orange balloons. Let's call it "x."
The proportion can be set up as follows:
(orange balloons)/(total balloons) = (x)/300
Now, substitute the given information into the proportion:
(3/4) = (x)/300
To solve for x, cross multiply and solve the equation:
3 * 300 = 4 * x
900 = 4x
Divide both sides of the equation by 4:
900/4 = x
225 = x
So, there were 225 orange balloons released.