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At the beach, 49% of people have red towels and 11% have blue towels. If the

rest have white, what percentage of the people at the beach have white
towels?

User Metavida
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Answer:

40%

Explanation:

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User Onalbi
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Answer: 40%

Explanation:

Percentage of people that have red towels = 49%

Percentage of people that have blue towels = 11%

Therefore, the percentage of the people at the beach have white

towels will be:

= 100% - (49% + 11%)

= 100% - 60%

= 40%

Therefore, the answer is 40%.

User Petter
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