all 500 students at robinson junior high were surveryed to find their favorite sport how many more students played football than basketball?
a. 325
b. 135
c. 190
d. 55
sorry ill get it one sec
10% played soccer
27% played basketball
25% played baseball
38% played football
ok. now we're getting somewhere.
38% - 27% = 11% more played foot ball than basketball
so, what is 11% of 500?
is 55 the answer oobleck?
football = 0.38 * 500 = 190 students.
basketball = 0.27 * 500 = 135 students.
190 - 135 =
42
thats not a option tho
To find out how many more students played football than basketball, we first need to know the number of students who played each sport.
To find the number of students who played football, we need to know the percentage of students who selected football as their favorite sport and then multiply that percentage by the total number of students surveyed. Similarly, we will do the same for basketball.
Let's say 40% of students chose football, and 15% chose basketball as their favorite sport. We can then find the number of students by multiplying the percentage by the total number of students surveyed (500).
For football:
Number of students who played football = 40% of 500 = (40/100) * 500 = 200 students.
For basketball:
Number of students who played basketball = 15% of 500 = (15/100) * 500 = 75 students.
Now, to find how many more students played football compared to basketball, we subtract the number of basketball players from the number of football players:
Number of students who played football - Number of students who played basketball = 200 - 75 = 125.
The correct answer is b. 135.
huh. I guess I didn't see the list of how many students played which sports!
oh come on. do I have to hold your hand every step of the way?
Yes, 0.11*500 = 55.