Question

Ryan is taking a survey to find out how many people prefer soda A over soda B. He surveyed 100 people and forty-nine preferred soda A. Seven percent had no preference for soda A or soda B. What percentage of peoples surveyed preferred soda B?

Answer 1

Answer: 44%

Explanation:

Since we have 100 people, each person is one percent.

49 people preferred A, so we can subtract 49 from 100.

100 - 49 = 51

7 people didn't have an opinion, so we can subtract 7 from 51.

51 - 7 = 44

That means that 44 people preferred B, which is 44%

Answer 2

Answer: 44%

Explanation:

100 - 49 - 7 = 44 people who preferred Soda B

44 of a 100 = 44%