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6-56.
On a recent bird-watching expedition, Eriq and Salle saw several different kinds of waterfowl. They saw grebes (
The total number of birds that they saw.
The variables
represent the number of these types of birds. Total Number of Birds:
ORThe percentage of birds that they saw at the lake.
represents the number of Birds they saw at the Lake.
represents the total number of birds they saw.
To find a percentage, divide the target number by the total possible.The fraction of birds that were geese or ducks.