Question

About two twenty-fifths of the male population in the world cannot distinguish red from green. If there are 14 boys in the ninth-grade that cannot distinguish red from green, about how many ninth-grade boys are there in all? Write and solve an equation to find b the answer.

Answer 1

Answer:175

Explanation:

Two twenty fifths means 8%

14 boys equivalents to 8%

So total number of 9th grade boys: 14/8% = 175