The number of students who are not athletes. Given: 3 out

pancha3

pancha3

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2021-08-12

The number of students who are not athletes.
Given: 3 out of every 8 students are athletes

Answer & Explanation

aprovard

aprovard

Skilled2021-08-13Added 94 answers

Calculation:
Let the total athletes be x.
The proportion can be written as:
38=x1280
The ratios can be simplified further by doing cross product:
38=x1280
8(x)=3(1280)
8x=3840
8x8=38408
x=480 athletes
Students that are not athletes will be:
=1280480
=800 students
Jeffrey Jordon

Jeffrey Jordon

Expert2021-12-17Added 2605 answers

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