Question

Mrs. Becker drives past the Route 50 drawbridge light every morning on the way to

work. Eight out of 10 times, the traffic light is red. There are only 25 days of school le
how many of those days should she expect to get stopped at that light?

Answer 1

20 days

Explanation:

1)
`(8)/(10)` must be written as a fraction where the denominator is 25 since there are 25 days of school.

`(8)/(10) = (x)/(25)`

2) Cross multiply them.

`10(x) = 25(8)`

`10x = 200`

3) Solve for
`x`.

`x = (200)/(10)`

`x = 20`