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In a survey of 85 people, every fifth person had a pierced ear. How many people had a pierced ear? A 0.5 × 85 B 85 × 15 C 5÷85 D 85-4/5 E 85 × 0.25​

In a survey of 85 people, every fifth person had a pierced ear. How many people had-example-1

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Answer:

Explanation:

correct asnswer b

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User AlexGreg
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

Every fifth people means one person from 5 people in total. So when we convert that into numbers, it becomes
(1)/(5).

And in total there are 85 people involved, so the answer is


85 ×
(1)/(5)

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