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In a recent survey about the type of sports they enjoy watching most , 39% of the 300 people surveyed chose football, 22% chose baseball, 10% chose hockey, and the remainder choose soccer. How many people chose soccer?

Answer 1

Avery Alexander

#87# chose soccer

#39% + 22% + 10% = 71%# chose a sport other than soccer

#rarr 100%-79% = 29%# chose soccer

#29%# of #300# people chose soccer #color(white)("XXX")=29/cancel(100)xx3cancel(00) =87# people chose soccer

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Answer 2

Julia Adams

Since 39% chose football, 22% chose baseball, and 10% chose hockey, the sum of these percentages is 71%. This means that the remainder, which chose soccer, is 100% - 71% = 29%. To find out how many people chose soccer, we calculate 29% of 300, which is (29/100) * 300 = 87 people. Therefore, 87 people chose soccer.

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