Question

Seven out of ten students who play sports prefer pizza to Chinese food. If there is a total of 120 players, how many prefer pizza to Chinese food? What percent prefer Chinese food? Justify your answer by showing a rate table.

Answer 1

Total Players (x) Players who prefer pizza (y)
10 7
20 14
40 28
80 56
120 84

84 students would prefer pizza over Chinese

If 7/10 prefer pizza, then 70% prefer pizza. This means only 30% prefer chinese food.