Question

One hundred ople were surveyed

about their favorite flower. Of these,
20 people say their favorite flower is
the tulip. What fraction of the people
say their favorite flower is NOT the
tulip? Explain your answer.​

Answer 1

4/5

Explanation:

Since there are 100 people, and 20 people say their favorite flower was the tulip, we can make a fraction of the people who like tulip.

20/100=2/10=1/5

There are the people who's favorite flower is tulip. However, the question asks what fraction of the people say their favorite flower is NOT tulip.

Take 1 as the entire people surveyed, and subtract:

1-1/5= 4/5

Therefore 4/5 of the people surveyed says their favorite flower is NOT tulip.