Question
A surgery is conducted in a curtain neighborhood to find out residents’ favorite vacation spot. Two-fifths of the respondents, or 80 residents, said they like spending their vacation at the beach. Which equation represents the number of residents, r, surveyed? How many residents were surveyed?
Answers
GPT 3.5
The equation that represents the number of residents surveyed is 2/5r = 80, where r is the total number of residents surveyed.
To solve for r, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5/2:
(5/2)(2/5r) = (5/2)(80)
r = 200
Therefore, 200 residents were surveyed.
To solve for r, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5/2:
(5/2)(2/5r) = (5/2)(80)
r = 200
Therefore, 200 residents were surveyed.