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PLZZ Help with math!!??

Out of the 180 students at a summer camp, 72 signed up for canoeing. There were 23 students who signed up for trekking, and 13 of those students also signed up for canoeing.

Use a two-way table to organize the information and answer the following question:

Approximately what percentage of students signed up for neither canoeing nor trekking?
A. 72%
B. 40%
C. 54%
D. 98%

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For this case we have the following table:
See attached image
Thus, the percentage assigned for any activity is given by:
x = (72/180) * (100)
x = 40%
Answer:
The percentage of students signed up for either canoeing or trekking is:
B. 40%
PLZZ Help with math!!?? Out of the 180 students at a summer camp, 72 signed up for-example-1
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