Question

In the city of Austin, 2 out of every 5 people own a bike. If there are 2500 people in Zoe’s neighborhood, about how many of them probably have a bike?

Answer 1

If 2 out of 5 people in Austin own a bike, that means the fraction of people in Austin who own a bike is 2/5. We can use this fraction to estimate the number of people in Zoe's neighborhood who own a bike as follows:

2/5 = x/2500

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

2 x 2500 = 5 x

5000 = 5 x

x = 1000

Therefore, about 1000 people in Zoe's neighborhood probably have a bike.

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