Question

. Open Response Three hundred students

were surveyed about their favorite subject.
The results are shown in the table below.
How many more students prefer science than
math? (Lesson 4)
Subject
Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Elective
Percent
15
24
33
21
7

Answer 1

37.5 more students prefer Science than Math.

Of the 300 students surveyed, 33 prefer Science and 24 prefer Math. To find the difference, we can subtract the number of students who prefer Math from the number who prefer Science.

`$$(33-24)/(24) \cdot 100$$`

Steps to solve:

1. Subtract the numbers:

`$$(9)/(24) \cdot 100$$`

2. Simplify the fraction:

`$$(3)/(8) \cdot 100$$`

3. Multiply the numbers:

`$$(75)/(2)$$`

Therefore, 37.5 more students prefer Science than Math.