Homework Help: math

Posted by lisa on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 10:59pm.

in a recent poll of 1,800 adults only 25% of the population approves of the president's performance. how many total people approve and how many total people disapprove of the president's performance?

please help!

math - Ms. Sue, Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 11:01pm
0.25 * 1800 = 450
math - Izhar, Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 2:34am
total adults=1800
approves=25%
How may approve and disapprove?

Approve people=1800x25% (25% is given in question) = 1800x25/100
= 1800x0.25
Approve people= 450
Now = 1800-450
= 1350 OR 1800X75%=1350

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