Question

Anna surveyed 50 students at her school and found that 0.72 of the students she surveyed said their favorite class is math. Another 12% of the students she surveyed reported that their favorite class is science. How many more students in the survey prefer math over science?

6

30

36

42

Answer 1

@DangerousJesse

Answer 2

@IMStuck

Answer 3

72% of 50 students prefer maths; 12% of 50 students prefer science. Try to solve it :)

Answer 4

6

Answer 5

To find out how many preferred math, multiply the 50 students by the .72 which is actually 72% of the 50.

Answer 6

What does that come to? How many students prefer math?

Answer 7

6

Answer 8

Only six? \(\large72% of 50=6\) ?

Answer 9

.72 * 50 is 36, not 6.

Answer 10

36

Answer 11

my bad

Answer 12

Yes, 36.

Answer 13

so thats the answer

Answer 14

No. We have to find out about science. Ok?

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

12%, or .12, preferred science. What is .12 times 50?

Answer 17

600

Answer 18

.12 times 50 is 6.

Answer 19

you forgot the decimal in front of the 12.

Answer 20

oh i dident see the point

Answer 21

thanks

Answer 22

so the answer is 6

Answer 23

ok, now we know that 36 preferred math and 6 preferred science. The question is "How many more preferred math than science?" so the answer is not 6, either. What is 36-6?

Answer 24

30

Answer 25

thx

Answer 26

Yes, that is your answer. Good!

Answer 27

You're welcome!