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If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2015, 12:47
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If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a particular Senate bill, what percent of the sample does not support the bill?

(A) 56%
(B) 64%
(C) 72%
(D) 82%
(E) 86%
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Re: If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2015, 17:34
Those who support = 28.

% of those who don't support it is (200-28)/ 200 = 86%

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Re: If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 11:06
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Hi All,

These types of questions are essentially just about doing the necessary arithmetic. You CAN save some time though, depending on how you CHOOSE to do the math.

The question tells us that 28 out of 200 citizens support a bill. We're asked for the percent of those 200 that do NOT support it. At this point, you can either calculate what you want OR you can calculate what you DON'T want and subtract that from 100%.

Consider 28/200...

28/200 = 14/100 = 14% who DO support the bill. This means...

100% - 14% = 86% DO NOT support the bill.

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Re: If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 12:09
Bunuel wrote:
If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a particular Senate bill, what percent of the sample does not support the bill?

(A) 56%
(B) 64%
(C) 72%
(D) 82%
(E) 86%


28 out of 200 supports the bill and we are asked to find the percent who the does not support the bill.

28 out of 200 supports the bill = 14 out of 100 supports the bill ( taking in % terms )

14 out of 100 supports the bill = 86 (100-14) doesn't support the bill

So, answer is (E) 86%
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Re: If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2016, 12:52
Are y'all sure this is a 600-700 level question? Seems awful easy :D
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Re: If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2016, 13:13
Seems more like a 350 - 400 level question. Lol
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Re: If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2016, 23:34
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Bunuel wrote:
If a survey shows that 28 citizens out of a sample of 200 support a particular Senate bill, what percent of the sample does not support the bill?

(A) 56%
(B) 64%
(C) 72%
(D) 82%
(E) 86%



Question 28 citizen out of 200 i.e. 14% support bill ie. 86% don't support

Answer: Option E
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