There were 60 students who tried out for the school play. Only 0.7 of the students were selected to be in the play. What fraction of the students were not selected to be in the play?
0.7 = 7/10
10/10 - 7/10 = ??
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To find the fraction of students who were not selected to be in the play, we first need to determine the number of students who were selected.
To do this, we'll multiply the total number of students (60) by the decimal representation of the percentage who were selected (0.7).
60 * 0.7 = 42
So, 42 students were selected to be in the play.
To find the fraction of students who were not selected, we subtract the number of selected students from the total number of students and express it as a fraction.
Total students - Selected students = Not selected students
60 - 42 = 18
Therefore, the fraction of students who were not selected to be in the play is 18/60. Simplifying this fraction, we get 3/10.
So, 3/10 of the students were not selected to be in the play.