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Proportions: Equations where fractions are set equal to
each other.
Kids who
bought
lunch w

Exercise #3: In a cafeteria, the ratio of kids who bought their lunch to all kids on was(2 to 7.
There are 16 total students who bought their lunch.
all the

(a) Make sure you understand this ratio. Fill in the blanks below:
Kids in
For every
kids in the cafeteria kids bought their lunch. Cafeteria

(b) Let t represent the total number of students
in the cafeteria. Set up a proportion to find
the value of t and solve it.

(c) How many students did not buy their
lunch (brought it)?