Question

the ratio of the number of students playing basketball to soccer at a local middle school is 5:2. what percent of the students at the middle school play soccer?(round to the nearest percent)

Answer 1

Answer: Let's say there are a total of 100 students at the middle school. Then, 5 parts out of 7 are playing basketball and 2 parts out of 7 are playing soccer. The percent of students playing soccer can be calculated as follows:

(2/7) * 100 = 28.57% (rounded to the nearest percent)

So, approximately 28.57% of the students at the middle school play soccer.

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