Subway i 8 out of 11 people are carrying a briefcase based on this information if there are 700 people on a subway then about how many do not have a briefcase

There are approximately 191 people that do not have a briefcase.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

8 out of 11 people are carrying a briefcase.

Then fraction of people carrying a  briefcase =

Fraction of people do not have a briefcase =

Similarly, if there are 700 people on a subway, then we will  find the number of  people do not having a briefcase.

Since there is a direct variation,

Hence, there are approximately 191 people that do not have a briefcase.

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