The table shows the results of a survey to choose a new school mascot.
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Four hundred students participated in the survey.
Which expression would you use to find how many
students voted for the cougar?
What should be the new school mascot?
Cougar
10%
400 - 2
0400 +4
Eagle
15%
0400 - 5
Falcon
0400 + 10
50%
Panther
25%
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Done

400 divided by 10 Got it right in the assignment

the correct option is 2.

step-by-step explanation:

according to the given information triangle abc is a right angle triangle with right angle at a. segment ab is 5 and segment ac is 7. point d is on segment bc and angles adb and adc are right angles.

it is given that triangles abd, cad, and cba are similar.

two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are proportional.

in triangle cba, using pythagoras theorem

                      )

triangle abd and cba are similar,

                            (2)

triangle cad and cba are similar,

                      )

using (1), (2) and (3), we get

hence proved.

therefore option 2 is correct.