All 500 students at Robinson Junior High were surveyed to find their favorite sport. How many more students played football than basketball?
Soccer has 10%
Basketball has 27%
Baseball has 25%
Football has 38%
A.325 students
B. 135 students
C. 190 students
D. 55 students
Im going to be honest math totally isn't my best subject but I really need help with this question. Could someone help me with it or help me understand it better? Thanks to the person who does!!
multiply the percentage (as a decimal) by the total number of students (500) to find out the numbers for the various sports
then subtract the basketball number from the football number
To find out how many more students played football than basketball, we need to calculate the number of students who played each sport.
First, we need to find the number of students who played football. To do this, we calculate 38% of the total number of students:
38% × 500 = 0.38 × 500 = 190 students
Next, we need to find the number of students who played basketball. To do this, we calculate 27% of the total number of students:
27% × 500 = 0.27 × 500 = 135 students
To find the difference in the number of students, we subtract the number of students who played basketball from the number of students who played football:
190 students - 135 students = 55 students
Therefore, the correct answer is D. 55 students.
Of course! I'll be happy to help you understand how to solve this question.
To find out how many more students played football than basketball, we first need to determine the number of students who played each sport.
According to the given percentages, we know that 38% of the students played football and 27% played basketball. To find the number of students for each sport, we need to multiply these percentages by the total number of students surveyed (500).
Number of students who played football: 38% of 500 = 0.38 * 500 = 190 students
Number of students who played basketball: 27% of 500 = 0.27 * 500 = 135 students
Now, to find the difference between the number of students who played football and basketball, we subtract the number of basketball players from the number of football players:
190 students - 135 students = 55 students
So, the correct answer is option D. There are 55 more students who played football than basketball.
I hope this explanation helps!