A state government is planning to distribute tablets to students in public schools to facilitate remote learning. The tablets will be distributed to 50 schools across the state. Each tablet costs $300, and the government has allocated a budget of $450,000 for this initiative. Calculate the following: L. The total number of tablets that can be purchased with the allocated budget. 2. The average number of tablets each school will receive. 8. If the state has a total student population of 10,000 and each tablet is intended for one student, calculate the percentage of students who will receive a tablet.

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A state government is planning to distribute tablets to students in public schools to facilitate
remote learning. The tablets will be distributed to 50 schools across the state. Each tablet costs
$300, and the government has allocated a budget of $450,000 for this initiative. Calculate the
following:
1. The total number of tablets that can be purchased with the allocated budget.
2. The average number of tablets each school will receive.
3. If the state has a total student population of 10,000 and each tablet is intended for one student,
calculate the percentage of students who will receive a tablet.
Transcribed Image Text:A state government is planning to distribute tablets to students in public schools to facilitate remote learning. The tablets will be distributed to 50 schools across the state. Each tablet costs $300, and the government has allocated a budget of $450,000 for this initiative. Calculate the following: 1. The total number of tablets that can be purchased with the allocated budget. 2. The average number of tablets each school will receive. 3. If the state has a total student population of 10,000 and each tablet is intended for one student, calculate the percentage of students who will receive a tablet.
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