There are 35 students in Zack’s class. Out of the 35, 16 prefer chocolate ice cream to vanilla (46%), while 9 prefer vanilla to chocolate (26%). What does this mean?

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given the statement:

There are 35 students in Zack’s class. Out of the 35, 16 prefer chocolate ice cream to vanilla (46%), while 9 prefer vanilla to chocolate (26%).

Determine the meaning of the statement.

Explanation:

Based on the given statement, since 16 prefer chocolate ice cream than vanilla and 9 prefer vanilla that chocolate, this means that only 25 people liked to eat ice cream. The total number of students in the class is 35, therefore 10 students or approximately 28.5% of the class does not prefer to eat either chocolate ice cream or vanilla ice cream.